Big Brother Has Become a Big Issue.

This is an article I personally wrote and published on my website. The link is below.

Source: TruthEra.com

For those who do not know what “Big Brother” means, let me give a brief description. It’s exactly like the show that has been airing on CBS for the last three or four years. A society programmed into being surveillanced, recorded and identified. On this specific American show, there are a group of individuals put in a house together filled with almost a hundred cameras. They are not allowed to leave or have access to the outside world. Let’s all tune in – because society in general isn’t far behind.

It’s always an uphill war against tyranny – regardless of the specific battle. Technology has advanced so far that for every fourteen people in Britian, there is one security camera. Let me rephrase that, surveillance camera. Just as a quick snippet before we get down to the real issue; a recent article which was published by the Associated Press gave details of a new toy for youngsters that reads brainwaves; yes, read that again, brainwaves of children.

“Behind the mask is a sensor that touches the user’s forehead and reads the brain’s electrical signals, then sends them to a wireless receiver inside the saber, which lights up when the user is concentrating. The player maintains focus by channeling thoughts on any fixed mental image, or thinking specifically about keeping the light sword on. When the mind wanders, the wand goes dark.” Source.

I won’t linger on the brainwave topic for too long but to infect the toys of children is one of the most intuitive ways to shape the young minds of next generations.

As far as Big Brother is concerned, Britian is an ample way ahead of the rest of the world. Almost every street corner and intersection imaginable has at least one surveillance camera. The next thing that governments are planning is the integration of sound recording chips into either the cameras or lightpoles. Sophie Goodchild mentions this in her article reffering to, “It is understood that one of the concerns in Mr Thomas’s report is the use of special listening devices which can be placed in lamp posts, street furniture and offices. These are already widely used in the Netherlands to combat crime and anti-social behaviour.” Source

These cameras, whether you really want to label them as “security” are slowly etching away at personal liberties and freedoms. You can’t go to the park, coffee shop or grocery store without having a visual itinerary and record of your trip. We’re getting to 1984 rather quickly, who knew that this book would haphazardly stumble unto the bounds of reality a mere thirty years later.

With over 3.5 million DNA profiles and a camera for every fourteen people in Britian, who’s to say I still have all of my personal freedoms? Implanted micro-chips, fingerprint scanners and toys with brainwave reading technology are making those retro sci-fi movies more of a reality every passing day.

“Big Brother is watching you.” – George Orwell

[edit on 30-4-2007 by virtuexru]

you are so right in greece we have cameras everywhere especially after the olympics,freedom is something elusive this days, a decaying symbol sacrificed in the name of "democracy"

How right you are.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — for ever.

- George Orwell 1984

I find it amazing that in the UK many do not even think it a threat, they just shrug it off.

State sponsored stalking....

...sometimes they come with loud speaker to correct “incorrect“ behavior....

Real Big Brother

Personnally I'm not involved in any kind of criminal behavior so if a camera records me walking down a street why should I care?

Now if I'm attacked on the same road i'll be happy there was a camera there..

[edit on 30-4-2007 by DarkSide]

Originally posted by DarkSide
Personnally I'm not involved in any kind of criminal behavior so if a camera records me walking down a street why should I care?

Now if I'm attacked on the same road i'll be happy there was a camera there..

[edit on 30-4-2007 by DarkSide]

I think that having a criminal behavior or not it's not the problem. It's the problem that we are not going to have any more private life.... Imagine the Gov looking at all your mail, e-mail phone call chat and now your brainwave.... God it will not be funny....

Originally posted by DarkSide
Personnally I'm not involved in any kind of criminal behavior so if a camera records me walking down a street why should I care?

Now if I'm attacked on the same road i'll be happy there was a camera there..

[edit on 30-4-2007 by DarkSide]

it does not matter if you never do anything wrong. this is just an endless road to being tracked 24 hours a day. just wait where it will lead.

monkeys will have more freedoms soon, and they will be able say that they never commit any crimes so why should they care.

guilty until proven innocent. if you knew anything about this situation, you would never say, so what if i never do anything. and people talk about, whats wrong with society today, and how do we stop the bullying culture. just give powers to power mad neighbours, and police so they can wreck anyones life, never mind that they did anything or not, just make it all up.

[edit on 4/30/2007 by andy1033]

I think this government has gone way, way, too far. They are so out of control.

Reminds me of the end times you won't be able to buy or sell unless you have a mark upon you.

To me their setting all this up for that very reason to keep track of who you are and where you are.

It will be bad in those days. Such as never seen by man before.

Originally posted by Shar

I think this government has gone way, way, too far. They are so out of control.

Reminds me of the end times you won't be able to buy or sell unless you have a mark upon you.

To me their setting all this up for that very reason to keep track of who you are and where you are.

It will be bad in those days. Such as never seen by man before.

i think some movies depict it well, just remember that saying by mlk.

An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everewhere.

once the governments does it to one person, eventually everyone will be treated like it.

Originally posted by DarkSide
Personnally I'm not involved in any kind of criminal behavior so if a camera records me walking down a street why should I care?

Now if I'm attacked on the same road i'll be happy there was a camera there..

[edit on 30-4-2007 by DarkSide]

Neither am I...but can see clearly, the the rise of ugly Orwellian society.

The latest idea of using children voice over loud speakers on CCTV cameras ( that is something directly copied from Orwell) is perverse and is telling a lot about philosophy behind it. “ Untrustworthy“ adults getting lessons from simplistic good/evil child world.

[edit on 30-4-2007 by blue bird]

Of course the real threat is not what THIS government might want ot do with the technology, but what a FUTURE government might want to do..

For now, the cameras in themselves don't bother me. They really do make the area that little bit safer, by making the criminals that little bit more paranoid.

At the moment, I will argue that UK is not a police state. The police and authorities just don't have the resources, organisation or even competence to pull it off, but I agree that a lot of people aren't really thinking of the potential implications should a more dangerous government appear in the future..

so.. police state right now? no.. creeeping towards a big brither society? yes..

"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin

nowthenlookhere- if you knew the person i knew that was being monitored 24 hours a day, just because people he went to school with made things up about him. his life is over, he cannot goto work, cannot do anything, and these technologies to monitor him, have destroyed his life.
he was first being monitored in 1992, so technology did exist back then, so what do they have now. by the way the people he knows and his family knows he is being monitored, so no one can say that the technology does not exist.

for me they want people to talk about things like cameras on streets because they do not want people talking about what they are really doing.

Originally posted by DarkSide
Personnally I'm not involved in any kind of criminal behavior so if a camera records me walking down a street why should I care?

Now if I'm attacked on the same road i'll be happy there was a camera there..

[edit on 30-4-2007 by DarkSide]

On the surface level, I would agree with you. Why would it be bad? You'd supposedly have less crime, feel safer, etc. However when you delve deeper into the real issues behind the rapidly increasing surveillance of the public, you'll see that there are ulterior motives.

Who sets up and monitors these cameras, who has the right to and who is to decide this? The government? Most of these cameras are monitored by Police, who also can create a file on you with your fingerprint, DNA, etc. Once you're in the database, theres little to no chance you're getting out.

After that, they can track almost everything you do except what happens in your own house (even that sometimes isn't safe). Would you really give up your personal freedom/liberties to have a little bit more mental comfort?

If someone is dead set on killing you, the cameras won't help you. Sure they might put your killer in jail, but bottom line is you will still be dead. Once cameras are equipped with rockets or bullets of course, you'll be even safer .

truthera.com...

Rubbish,
if you're not involved in anti-social behaviour, why should you fear the camera's?
Personally, I'm glad that they are there, you can now walk the streets in more safety than before.
I suppose you think police are a bad idea too.....

Originally posted by budski

Rubbish,
if you're not involved in anti-social behaviour, why should you fear the camera's?
Personally, I'm glad that they are there, you can now walk the streets in more safety than before.
I suppose you think police are a bad idea too.....

That's the point. The camera's are there in order to 'instill' a certain fear, a presence that you are being watched that if you commit anything wrong you will be punished.

Like I said, this isn't a bad idea on the surface, however its the extent to which corporations and governments are going with this idea. And how do you know your information (such as DNA, Fingerprints) will be secure?

I don't think police are a bad idea, thats a whole different issue. We are talking about Big Brother idealogical principles in general.

Fingerprint scanners in schools, Google scanning your emails, lamp posts recording your conversations and surveillance cameras on every block.

When is enough -- enough?

Originally posted by budski


Personally, I'm glad that they are there, you can now walk the streets in more safety than before.
..

Do you have any statistic that crime is decreasing ?

[edit on 30-4-2007 by blue bird]

Originally posted by virtuexru
Fingerprint scanners in schools, Google scanning your emails, lamp posts recording your conversations and surveillance cameras on every block.

When is enough -- enough?

things are going to get alot worse then just cameras. who decides who is antisocial. does a gang that controls a neighberhood, decide who is an anti social. who decides, and there is plenty of examples where innocent peoples lifes are wrecked because such things are in place.

it will be like living in the soviet union, where everyones spys on each other, and if you are lucky in life you may get through it without having police destroy you for no reason.

Originally posted by budski

Rubbish,
if you're not involved in anti-social behaviour, why should you fear the camera's?

I suppose you think police are a bad idea too.....

And if tomorrow, governments tell us - that in order to “prevent“ crime, we should put some implants - and they could track us and “help“ us....or even better - we should report in advance what we are going to do during day...

Originally posted by andy1033
things are going to get alot worse then just cameras. who decides who is antisocial. does a gang that controls a neighberhood, decide who is an anti social. who decides, and there is plenty of examples where innocent peoples lifes are wrecked because such things are in place.

it will be like living in the soviet union, where everyones spys on each other, and if you are lucky in life you may get through it without having police destroy you for no reason.

Good points. That is why this worries me, more than some other things. Implantable chips have been developed and created already, hell some people even volunteered to get implanted! (Someone could link me to the story, that would be great).

Either way, in a sense, it reminds me of the Salem Witch Trials. Everyone spies on their neighbors to make sure everyone is doing the right thing, trying to find that one "witch" that doesn't fit in with the rest of society.

The problematic fundamental idea of Big Brother"esque" debates is that who gets to decide who is to be shunned or casted out? There is always a ladder no matter what, and on top of that ladder, stand the most rich and powerful people. The people who control the people who control the cameras.

Let me know what you think.