Comments on: Why isn’t there a LOT of shouting about it? http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936 Thes - Old English for "this", neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin: Mediolanum - old name for Milan: Lif - Old English for "life", of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib 'body' Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46827 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:52:17 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46827 Not really.

There have a couple of prosecutions of “terrorists” who were caught BEFORE they did anything (in the UK). This is reported as a “success” of their monitoring.

Where there have been attacks (such as the Boston Bombing), it is noted, some time after the event, that the security agencies were warned – and then it just disappears from view.

We’ve been lied to for years about how much “safer” we are now. And the Media don’t really help – the DM being one of the worst offenders – headlines calling for more control and more checks. We might as well have lost WWII for the fascist practices now in place – the controlling and checking of the population. And the population walking blindly into it and, via the DM, demanding even more of it!

]]> By: Lola http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46825 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:39:55 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46825 it’s hard to disagree with you.
However, people must have noticed that surveillance is NOT effective against terrorism.

]]> By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46822 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:39:09 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46822 Re: the links – it’s a pleasure.
In my opinion, people don’t care because:
a) they’ve seen it all before in the films – it’s not shocking
b) they keep getting told – “if you’ve nothing to hide it’s not a problem” – and they believe that.
c) the reporting is being stifled from the British media by the Section D notice (something about ensuring that “the country” isn’t put in any danger by reporting something that will help our “enemies”.)
d) it’s definitely not anywhere near as exciting as some guy (spy?) being chased around the world (think Bourne Identity and replace Bourne with Snowden).
e) they are told that “all that’s being collected” is the metadata and they think that “if it’s not my email messages, it’s OK”.
f) they get repeatedly told that this will make sure another 9/11 or 7/7 doesn’t happen – and it’s difficult to argue with that (even if it’s not true).

And, I suppose, people are, generally, quite stupid. Unfortunately.

]]> By: Lola http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46821 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:28:49 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4936#comment-46821 I’m not comfortable with it at all!
And I don’t understand why people don’t care much about it.
I really don’t.
ps. thanks for links

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