I'm afraid Orwell was right Lorne. We've seen it over and over again throughout history and governments who want power use the same control tecniques every time. I watch Harper and his regimes power grabs and to me they are so blatant, like bill C-51, how can Canadians not see it. I think some do. Others have ultimately shut down their minds and focus on sports, beer and film as Orwell said. We'll find out in October, how many Canadians are paying attention.
The neocons come from a long tradition of those who use diversions to placate the masses, Pamela. I believe the term 'bread and circuses' originated with the Romans.
I'm afraid Orwell was right Lorne. We've seen it over and over again throughout history and governments who want power use the same control tecniques every time. I watch Harper and his regimes power grabs and to me they are so blatant, like bill C-51, how can Canadians not see it. I think some do. Others have ultimately shut down their minds and focus on sports, beer and film as Orwell said. We'll find out in October, how many Canadians are paying attention.
ReplyDeleteThe neocons come from a long tradition of those who use diversions to placate the masses, Pamela. I believe the term 'bread and circuses' originated with the Romans.
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