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the Cold War, the United States government pounded into us again
and again how Russia and China were evil because they monitored and controlled
the political expression of their people, had sham laws and sham courts, all
dedicated to maintaining the power of the all-important State.

How the philosophy of communism was the rights of the individual were
subservient to the needs of the State, as determined by the State.
i.e. the antithesis of constitutional democracy

Ironically, it was the United States that built
the ultimate Orwellian surveillance mechanism.

There was no public discussion about it.

And used sham laws: Executive Orders and Congressional legislation.

To create a secret agency and a secret sham court.


Used repeatedly to control lawful domestic political protest.

The Soviet Union and China we were told to fear.


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              Part 2: On Monitoring and Being Monitored
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                      o On Monitoring
                         - Driver's Seat
                         - Five Months Statistics
                         - The FBI Investigations
                         - I Can See What You Are Thinking
                         - Why I Monitor
                      o On Being Monitored


If you are an ordinary citizen, you may not notice the
INVISIBLE massive spy apparatus until it is too late.

As has already happened repeatedly: the government will use
this National Spying Apparatus to crush political protests,
and monitor the politically incorrect.

In the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s... and the 1990s.


Question:

    Why argue against somet