A surveillance state is the beginning of totalitarianism and no amount of euphemisms can hide that. Its beginning to look more and more like the general discou

A surveillance state is the beginning of totalitarianism and no amount of euphemisms can hide that. Its beginning to look more and more like the general discourse about democracy and human rights was posturing to to see off the threat from Soviet Union and once it dissipated double speak and euphemisms quickly took over. Populations are being trained to accept surveillance as inevitable and shift even more power to the state. Its impossible for a democracy to exist without privacy. Its impossible for free thought and exchange of ideas with surveillance. The chilling effect and paranoia quickly take over and this is not rocket science given our collective history and our understanding of power. At the moment the press is more interested in being part of the inner circle and there is little interest in activism from the general population so there is zero threat to power structures from internal sources. But these are fluid and when activism and a free press is needed to effect accountability and change, societies that embrace surveillance will quickly find themselves impotent and helpless.