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Authoritarians Drunk on Power: It Is Time to Recalibrate the Government
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The executive power in our government is not the only, perhaps not even the principal, object of my solicitude. The tyranny of the legislature is really the danger most … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged civil liberties, Corruption, Covid-19, Deep State, Dystopia, elites, fascism, Freedom, Government, law, police state, surveillance state, tyranny, V For Vendetta
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You Want a Picture of the Future? Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authoritarianism, culture, Dystopia, Film, media, police state, society, State Crime
Tagged 1984, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Aldous Huxley, Blade Runner, Brazil, Children of Men, Dystopia, Fahrenheit 451, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Minority Report, Philip K. Dick, Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes, police state, Ray Bradbury, Science fiction, Soylent Green, Stanley Kubrick, surveillance state, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Matrix, They Live, THX 1138, Totalitarianism, V For Vendetta
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Saturday Matinee: Terror in Resonance
“Terror in Resonance” is an 11 episode anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe (director of a number of cult anime titles such as Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy and Samurai Champloo). This latest series (known in Japan as Terror in Tokyo) … Continue reading
Cult Movie Inspires Global Protest Against Internet Censorship
Anonymous to Commemorate Guy Fawkes Day with Hundreds of Events By Klaus Marre Source: WhoWhatWhy.org Here’s something sure to raise “hackles” in corporate boardrooms everywhere: The hacker collective Anonymous is marching in cities around the world today in the name … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, culture, Film, History, internet freedom, media, police state, society
Tagged Alan Moore, Anarchism, anonymous, CISPA, Guy Faukes, hacktivism, Million Mask March, SOPA, TTP, V For Vendetta
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Remember, Remember, the 5th of November
In honor of Guy Fawkes Day I’d like to bring attention to a few intriguing statements from Alan Moore (writer of the graphic novel V for Vendetta) on the connections between his fictions and reality from an interview he did … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Art, consciousness, culture, Film, History, Social Control, society, surveillance state, Technology, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged 5th of november, activism, Alan Moore, Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes Day, Guy Fawkes Night, November 5th, NSA, Occupy Movement, Patrick McGoohan, protest, Remember remember the 5th of November, Salon.com, technology, The Guardian, The Prisoner, United States, V For Vendetta, Vendetta
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