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[Ian G Batten]

On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, David Hansen wrote:

> On 24 Jun 2002 at 17:06, Bettina Jodda (Twister) wrote:
> 
> > Biometrics etc. are only mentioned as a "good way to fight
> > terrorism"...
> 
> That idea has been shown to be false.
>  
> > It worries me to no end that it seems like people will not only end up
> > in "cages" but will rather appreciate this.
> 
> Many people, possibly most people, think they would love to live in a 
> society where they are told what to do. This allows them to avoid 
> thinking about things too deeply.

Germans were able to go blind and amnesiac for the holocaust, claiming
to have done nothing and known nothing, and even today it's seen as
something that the man in the street had nothing to do with.  So a few
minor bits of repression today should be easy to ignore.


ian