BB is watching us.

august 6 2007

Proud of freedom of speech?

Someone else is proud of taking control of this basic freedom.

It's unbelievable what we all have to give up.
Not only those who voted for this kind of government,
and those who live in the country of that government,
but also people who have no intention ever to go there.

Here in my country we have strong privacy laws.
No-one messes with our mail unless a judge issues a court-order to tap phones or scan mails.
It's almost never done.

I'm not sure how much freedom of speech is granted to me if I ever have the intention to visit my online friends at the other side of the world.
Yes, we're talking about that distance.
And yes, I have some very intense criticism about certain issues at the other side of the world.

Some friends love to discuss matters, compare things between their and my country.

We're a country that has suffered terrorism in very intense ways.
Classes of schoolchildren were involved, people on trains.
It made the international media, but I think none abroad will ever remember what we had to deal with.

The terrorists, the brains ordering them around... they all stopped their actions.

Never true violations of our freedom were involved in counteracting them, never violation of privacy of normal people.

It's obvious our government is not trusted... why still want us as allies?

I have nothing to hide, I'm no danger.
So I have a right to feel free and safe.

I have a right of freedom of speech without BB watching me.