IMPORTANT NOTE: You do NOT have to register to read, post, listen or contribute. If you simply wish to remain fully anonymous, you can still contribute.
Topic History of: The "thought" police are still at it ! Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
Author
Message
In The Know
veritas wrote: don't worry..in my socialist utopia you will be able to think whatever you want once I have freed you from the shackles of fascist capitalism.
Unfortunately, in this new "utopia" (and just like Red Ed) you haven't a clue as to how this new blissful heaven will be funded !
veritas
In The Know wrote: I would like to reply to you, veritas, but under the new UK laws it may be illegal !
You may be committing thought crimes and then I (even though I did not know what you were thinking) would be guilty by association.
don't worry..in my socialist utopia you will be able to think whatever you want once I have freed you from the shackles of fascist capitalism.
In The Know
I would like to reply to you, veritas, but under the new UK laws it may be illegal !
You may be committing thought crimes and then I (even though I did not know what you were thinking) would be guilty by association.
SJB
veritas wrote: terrorist attacks and sex hysteria have been used as Trojan Horses to bring in restrictive laws.
Yes, the Trojan Horse is the thin end of the wedge ('scuse mixed metaphors). These nasty principles will spread to other areas of law because they've already worked so well protecting us from terrorists or whatever other bogeyman du jour.
Terrorist or sex crimes affect very very few people, but these oppressive legal principles affect everyone. Therefore, I would honestly rather be blown up by a terrorist than live in a society where thoughtcrime, removal of the presumption of innocence and provisions to convict people soley on an ipse dixit basis are rampant. A pretty strict "Utilitarian Calculus" view but there you go.
veritas
terrorist attacks and sex hysteria have been used as Trojan Horses to bring in restrictive laws.
I assumed the security services just did what they wanted to do anyway.