{"id":155,"date":"2013-08-08T21:02:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T21:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.wordpress.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2013-08-08T21:02:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T21:02:34","slug":"1984-is-bunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/08\/1984-is-bunk\/","title":{"rendered":"1984 is bunk!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans<\/a><\/h3>\n

So the DEA is using methods of \u201ccombating terrorism\u201d to further their own rent seeking activities, and trying to cover it up.\u00a0 This news should come as no surprise to any critically thinking individual, sadly however it does.\u00a0 Many people particularly your average American, are still surprised by these revelations, and when they\u2019re not they take the partisan road.\u00a0 What these folks fail to understand is it matters not who holds \u201cthe ring of power\u201d, both sides will abuse it.\u00a0 The State by it\u2019s very nature will continue to grow and intrude on the market, and the rights of the individual.\u00a0 <\/span>As this process continues, the State will naturally \u201cspy\u201d on everyone.\u00a0 Sure it will start with the excuse of protecting \u201cus\u201d from an external threat like \u201cterrorism\u201d, but it won\u2019t be long before the State apparatus begins using\u00a0 these tactics to keep tabs on EVERYONE.\u00a0 The more abuses the State perpetrates, the more it will need to spy on folks to make sure they are not a \u201cthreat\u201d.\u00a0 This also has a chilling effect, certain aspects of the domestic spying are revealed to the public to make the people afraid to say anything, for fear of being labeled a \u201cterrorist\u201d and getting thrown in a cage. The need for the State to spy on everyone is so out of control that they are building a massive data collection center<\/a> to store and analyze all incoming and outgoing traffic. The good news is that eventually the State will consume itself.\u00a0 It will become so oppressive that it will no longer be able to function, it will turn on it\u2019s own minions.\u00a0 The Surveillance\/Police state will begin to crumble under it\u2019s own weight.\u00a0 However there\u2019s no reason we can\u2019t and shouldn\u2019t help to accelerate this process.<\/p>\n

So what can we as vigilant individuals do?\u00a0 First thing I would suggest is Don\u2019t Be Afraid!\u00a0 Fear of being labeled a terrorist(or any of the other classifications) will prevent you from speaking out against the immorality of the State and it\u2019s actions.\u00a0 This is exactly what they want, and why the have made an example of Bradley Manning<\/a>.\u00a0 Fear is what gives tyrants their power, losing your fear makes it harder for the State (or anyone else) to control you.<\/p>\n

First, connect with like minded individuals.\u00a0 There are many groups and individuals out there that are opposed to the growing surveillance\/police State.\u00a0 Get involved, help out with information, skills, or donations.\u00a0 This is just one example of many, EFF sues NSA over warrantless government spying program <\/a>Remember there is strength in numbers.<\/p>\n

Next, start using the tools available to make the State\u2019s spying more difficult.\u00a0 Email<\/a> and chat<\/a> encryption are a good start. If you are a fan of Pidgin make sure to install and run the OTR(Off The Record) plugin, there are two great guides for setting up encrypted email and OTR Here<\/a> and Here<\/a>.\u00a0 Even if you have nothing to hide it is a great idea to use encryption.\u00a0 The more people that use it the harder it will be for groups like the NSA to decipher all our traffic.\u00a0 Use a VPN or Virtual Private Network to surf the web.\u00a0 I have used and really like Boleh VPN<\/a>.\u00a0 There are also encrypted phones<\/a> that can be used as a secure tool for communication, these are however expensive and limited in capability.\u00a0 If more folks start using these tools, it will become the norm and people who use them won\u2019t get singled out.<\/p>\n

Remember one thing, nothing in this world is \u201cfree\u201d.\u00a0 Many of the products and services that we are \u201cgiven\u201d are used to spy on us for marketing purposes and are utilized by the various intelligence agencies. Facebook<\/a> and Skype <\/a>(and Microsoft Windows for that matter) come to mind.\u00a0 All those free, cool apps on your \u201csmartphone\u201d are great, but use them at your own risk.\u00a0 I have declined installing a great number of apps because I actually read the Permissions!<\/p>\n

Another fun tactic is to use words that are \u201cflagged<\/a>\u201d as suspicious in everyday communications.\u00a0 Put some of these words in your Facebook\/Twitter status updates, your emails, your chats or on forum posts.\u00a0 Hell you could put them in a tag line in all your electronic communications. Again lets overwhelm these criminals, overload their systems!<\/p>\n

The last and arguably most important thing is education!\u00a0 Whenever possible highlight the abuses of privacy by the State to Joe Sixpack in everyday conversation.\u00a0 Don\u2019t come on too strong, frame the examples in ways that hit home to that specific individual.\u00a0 Podcast, Blog, use the social media sites, talk to people!\u00a0 Believe it or not there are still a great many people who are ignorant to what\u2019s going on.\u00a0 As a soldier for Liberty I feel it is my duty to inform and educate as many people as possible.\u00a0 We may not achieve true Liberty in our lifetimes, but if we work tirelessly we may help to achieve it for our children.\u00a0 As I said the Surveillance\/Police state is unsustainable, and it will collapse.\u00a0 At that time the market for Liberty will be very strong, let\u2019s all work as a \u201cCollective of Individuals \u201ctowards this goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United Nations is a Threat, Exposure to the State results in Erosion of liberty, the politicians in D.C. are nothing but Swine, The US aids Drug Gangs in their violence, Al Queda is a CIA operation, Hurricane Tornado Earthquake\u2026oh my!\u201d\u00a0 ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans So the DEA is using methods of \u201ccombating terrorism\u201d to further their own rent seeking activities, and trying to cover it up.\u00a0 This news should come as no surprise to any critically thinking individual, sadly however it does.\u00a0 Many people particularly your average […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}