Oh my goodness. My head is just spinning with all of the stuff in the news lately. Citizen Corps with a slogan of “Learn more and join today!” Operation TIPS telling me that I should spy on my neighbors. “The program will involve the millions of American workers who, in the daily course of their work, are in a unique position to see potentially unusual or suspicious activity in public places.”
“These workers will use their common sense and knowledge of their work environment to identify suspicious or unusual activity.” Oh, yes, I see this plan working really well. Common sense? What might look suspicious to you might just be perfectly normal. Do you really want the government breathing down your back about everything you do? Isn’t this completely against the basic principles this country was founded on?
What is next? We’re going to start handing out armbands to those that we are suspicious of? We’re going to start to see the SS on every streetcorner? WHY do I get the feeling more and more every day that we are living in Nazi Germany back in 1938 or so? This is all so … wrong. Someone, please, make it stop.
Have I mentioned lately how much Duhbya gets on my nerves? Now he’s gone beyond that. Now he’s truly scaring me.
Go read what Jhames has to say about this. And thanks to Michele for directing me to his post with her SPORK award.