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Why is it that basically every story coming out of the UK makes Orwell look more and more like a prophet?
by huffmsa 8y ago
Why is it that basically every story coming out of the UK makes Orwell look more and more like a prophet?
- pjc50 8y agoMaritime law enforcement is a rather traditional role of the Royal Navy and hardly Orwellian. The radar-based satellite is arguably less worrying than the traditional US military spy satellites.
- mmjaa 8y agoI don't remember voting for the UK to police my countries sovereign waters. Fact is, the UK has no real place in the world if it isn't policing things such as the worlds oceans, or its finances. This is a role it has granted itself, un-democratically - one may even say, Imperiously...
- swarnie_ 8y agoWhat's your proposed alternative?
- nkrisc 8y agoNatural resources and the environment don't respect borders. All countries should be watching what others do to shared natural resources.
- sgt101 8y ago>Imperiously We've even built a death star! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12169051/Massive-Death-Star-model-revealed-for-Legoland-Windsor.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12169051/Massive-Dea... No, really,
- Fiahil 8y agoFor once, this is about tracking down illegal operations that would otherwise destroy this planet's most precious resource. Please, take a look at this http://globalfishingwatch.org/ http://globalfishingwatch.org/ to get a grasp about what's at stake.