There's a big difference between "we are living in a surveillance state" and "we are on a slippery slope to a surveillance state". A huge obstacle in getting mo

There's a big difference between "we are living in a surveillance state" and "we are on a slippery slope to a surveillance state". A huge obstacle in getting more of the populace to care is the fact that many people who do care (and especially those who write and talk most often about it) seem to think every millimeter of hyperbole and lies in the "right direction" furthers the cause. Ask the Democratic party how that strategy works out in the end. Internet manifestos like yours or ones that end with "I can no longer proudly claim the West is free. We are living in a surveillance state." empirically don't do shit except help convince people on the sidelines that people who care about the formation of a surveillance state seem to be kind of paranoid. Actually want to get people to care? Talk about very well substantiated examples that touch things most people are familiar with. It's not like Snowden failed to give us a wide selection. Even if COINTELPRO's soul sequel is in place, you're better off going with a soft sell that hits closer to home than a hard sell that fewer people will identify with.