Uncle Sam

I would go crazy if I lived in the version of 1984 George Orwell created. I would not want to live a life where I was lied to, brainwashed, and stripped of every ounce of freedom. The thought of anyone being about to monitor my throughts creeps me out. Today we live in 2011 and there is no thoughtcrime and we learn about time when the earth was formed until present--amen. We have so much freedom and opportunity today I think people don't take advantage of it as much as they should.

America though it represents freedom and equal opportunity, we have slowly shown signs of Orwell's 1984 world. We have survallience cameras in every store and on every corner outside. The government can screen our calls. Our home address, family tree, gender, marital status and house value is open to the public on http://www.spokeo.com/. Everything is taxed and everyone must have an American Express card and Starbucks everyday. What kind of society are we going to turn into? Are we slowly being sucked away from freedom? The answers to those questions can be debated in the discussion whether we should give up our freedom for security. I believe we have the freedom to choose. Its your decison to have to government protect you from a bombing or whether you build yourself a bombshelter. That's a dramtic example but that's just I believe.