I heard someone say the other night that Americans tend to fear government,
while the rest of the developed world fears corporate power. I think that's
generally right.
In many ways the federal government is the only protection left to people
without power. That's why business is all over Washington with lobbyists and
elected shills, trying to mangle and break it.
The current news story unfortunately plays right in to the narrative of
government as the bad guy. It's the military-industrial complex part of the
government that's playing these games, just like Eisenhower warned us about
50 years ago. I totally agree that there's plenty of reason to try and keep
your data and demographics away from anybody that can afford to buy and sell
you.
