>From: Ruthanna R Gordon <rrgordon@ic.sunysb.edu>
>And freedom is slavery.
<snip>
>When I became part of the 'cryonics crowd,' I made a deal with myself that
>I wouldn't become frightened enough of death to live a longer life less
>worth living. That means I'm still willing to sacrifice my life for
>others if I see the need, and that I'm very cautious about sacrificing
>freedom for the sake of security.
Surveillance has *nothing* to do with freedom. You are free now to do
anything that is legal. You would have that exact same freedom in a
completely transparent society. Your only loss of freedom would be the
freedom to commit a crime and get away with it. If you have a problem with
giving that up, I think that says more about you than it says about society.
-Zero
"I like dreams of the future better than the history of the past"
--Thomas Jefferson
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