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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
See, that just gets me steamed on another rant:
It's not 1984.
"1984" implies all-powerful, all-controlling governments that watch our every move and want to dominate, frighten and cow us strictly to maintain their own power.
Everyone should know by now that the government is also too full of "me, me, ME" to worry one whit about what the public is doing... nor are they bothered to watch us, nor are they even remotely well-enough organized to orchestrate elaborate psychological agendas designed to make us feel frightened and oppressed.
There is no "Big Brother" watching you. Nobody's watching you... if you think they are, you're just overly paranoid. (I know, because I was for many years, until I wised up and got over it.) "1984" is a Bogeyman.
The people to be concerned about are the ones standing right next to you. |
I agree with you, Steve, and think it is all very sad. I remember growing up in a small town in Illinois where everyone knew my family because my parents worked in the school system. If someone saw my brothers or me getting into trouble, they would get involved either by calling our parents or just yelling at us. Now, no one wants to get involved. We were at the mall last week and a little boy was walking away from his mother who wasn't paying attention. I told the little boy he needed to go back to his mom and the woman gave me a nasty look.
Had the same thing happened to me, I would have thanked her.
I also agree about our government. They don't really care up us little guys; the ones who pay their bills and taxes on time and walk the straight and narrow. They have their own agenda and it generally involves how they can get reelected.