Re: Comparing "1984" to today
Some, if not all, security cameras can be disturbed by a laser pointer into the main lense. it's not recommended to do the same to the retina.
Steinkamp should be confronted, and asked what she recommends in reading material besides Mein Kampf.
The greatest threat to American freedom, per Lenin, is from our prisons. The prison system and the government are one and the same. Same coin, different sides. 1984 will be vacation land if the prison systems are not overhauled and the laws stepped back. There is not a single human interprise that is not regulated, taxed, stamped, and certified by a government agency somewhere. Cradle to grave via the Justice Dept.
My favorite definition of freedom is to be allowed to screw your whole life up and not be punished by the court. Freedom is defineable, but not negotiable. You got it, or your a slave. Freedom of the mind is the first step. Think the forebidden. Contemplate taboo. Practice thinking out of the box.
Tom, do you have experience with pure manipulation? How much is it?
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