I would not be surprised at all to see any new wire tapping, internet surveillance, etc, used against ordinary citizens. Here's a very real scenario:
government surveillance of unions and activist groups under the guise of "terrorist threat." That's right. The next time the WTO/IMF circus comes to town, expect all your rights to fly out the window. And why limit it to just the times the G-8 huntin' buddies are in your neck of the woods? I would imagine constant watch of unions would be necessary (to make sure they are not secretly funding bottle throwing black bloc anarchists, err... terrorists).
Of course what could be the harm of worker's unions being spyed on by Bush Inc?
EXACTLY - a capitalist system IS NOT a democratic system. The entire premise of us vs. them found in Libertarian arguments highlights the major flaw of capitalism. The government does not represent THE PEOPLE it represents THE POWERFUL, and in a capitalist system those with money - corporations which are considered individuals - are the powerful.
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I would not be surprised at all to see any new wire tapping, internet surveillance, etc, used against ordinary citizens. Here's a very real scenario:
government surveillance of unions and activist groups under the guise of "terrorist threat." That's right. The next time the WTO/IMF circus comes to town, expect all your rights to fly out the window. And why limit it to just the times the G-8 huntin' buddies are in your neck of the woods? I would imagine constant watch of unions would be necessary (to make sure they are not secretly funding bottle throwing black bloc anarchists, err... terrorists).
Of course what could be the harm of worker's unions being spyed on by Bush Inc?
EXACTLY - a capitalist system IS NOT a democratic system. The entire premise of us vs. them found in Libertarian arguments highlights the major flaw of capitalism. The government does not represent THE PEOPLE it represents THE POWERFUL, and in a capitalist system those with money - corporations which are considered individuals - are the powerful.