cernobila
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I believe that while a good number of countries are changing from communist/dictator/police states to democratic/free speech states,.....in other countries it is slowly going the other way. Watch this movie and let us know what you think will be the likely future of our way of life in the "West".
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5948263607579389947
Further explanation is required.......I have lived the first part of my life in a communist country with the usual rules with do's and don'ts. You had to be very careful what you said and whom you said it to. Lying to others and also to yourself was part of the daily routine. Often those that spoke out were abandoned because of fear of the greater "system". Children were often encouraged to "dob" in on their parents for anti-state behaviour. You learned to live within this system and concentrated on having a good time socially with your friends of like minds. Corruption among the elite was rife and known to all, fear kept everyone under control. The state made sure you had cheap alcohol and entertainment, reasonable food and shelter, they knew that this would keep the people under control and acting like "sheep".
That was then......and now here in Australia? In the beginning I felt that I could do and say what ever I wanted as long as it was within the law, we had freedom of speech and expression, we could carry our rifles over our shoulders and even on trams and busses to the local rifle range.....Unfortunately that is all history now, guns are evil, knives are evil and even the granted freedom of speech here is going, going, going until during the next generation it will be all gone. Combination of press ownership by the elite and state censorship will make sure of this.
My opinion? Having lived under both systems, I believe that we in the English speaking part of the world will have living conditions similar to or even the same as were under communism. I also believe that we MUST be more politically aware and assertive in order not to let this happen. We must pull our heads out of the sand and ask uncomfortable questions, we must not lie to ourselves thinking that the government is pure and does everything only for our benefit…..What is your opinion?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5948263607579389947
Further explanation is required.......I have lived the first part of my life in a communist country with the usual rules with do's and don'ts. You had to be very careful what you said and whom you said it to. Lying to others and also to yourself was part of the daily routine. Often those that spoke out were abandoned because of fear of the greater "system". Children were often encouraged to "dob" in on their parents for anti-state behaviour. You learned to live within this system and concentrated on having a good time socially with your friends of like minds. Corruption among the elite was rife and known to all, fear kept everyone under control. The state made sure you had cheap alcohol and entertainment, reasonable food and shelter, they knew that this would keep the people under control and acting like "sheep".
That was then......and now here in Australia? In the beginning I felt that I could do and say what ever I wanted as long as it was within the law, we had freedom of speech and expression, we could carry our rifles over our shoulders and even on trams and busses to the local rifle range.....Unfortunately that is all history now, guns are evil, knives are evil and even the granted freedom of speech here is going, going, going until during the next generation it will be all gone. Combination of press ownership by the elite and state censorship will make sure of this.
My opinion? Having lived under both systems, I believe that we in the English speaking part of the world will have living conditions similar to or even the same as were under communism. I also believe that we MUST be more politically aware and assertive in order not to let this happen. We must pull our heads out of the sand and ask uncomfortable questions, we must not lie to ourselves thinking that the government is pure and does everything only for our benefit…..What is your opinion?
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