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My wife grew up in the Soviet Union. The core philosophy was to create a a safe and uniform society, largely by having everyone spying on everyone else. The KGB primarily consisted of tens of millions of civilians keeping track of their neighbors.

Obama understands that you can reduce dissent by having constant surveillance and having teachers, doctors and neighbors report any activity which may go outside the boundaries of the the official government approved thought plan for the citizenry.

Freedom is seen as a potential threat to the safety of the public government.

“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

– Ben Franklin

If we cut off the fossil fuel supply, every last tree would be cut down within six months.

Tough call – a tiny increase in CO2 vs. a complete environmental and human catastrophe.

Free speech means that as long as you publicly agree with Obama – the IRS, EPA and DOJ are less likely to target you.

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Several lawmakers said they had not been briefed on the Obama administration’s classified programs to monitor cellphone and Internet traffic.

That’s in direct contradiction to President Barack Obama’s assertion. The president said on Friday that “every member of Congress” has been briefed on the programs led by the National Security Administration.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/republicans-nsa-surveillance-92418.html?hp=l1

Obama is making the argument that everyone in Washington has agreed to trashing the Bill of Rights, and that should comfort us.

h/t to Dave G

Climate science tells us the alarm bells are ringing – The Washington Post

Obama has made an average of two drone strikes per week since he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Two weeks ago he announced that he was going to cut back on his addiction to killing people from 6,000 miles away, but apparently his therapy isn’t going very well.

Pakistan summons US ambassador to protest against latest drone killings | World news | guardian.co.uk

The worst genocides of the 20th and 21st Century

In order to save the environment from an increase of 0.0001 mole fraction invisible CO2, environmentalists first have to destroy it.

Increasing numbers of tourists visiting Scotland are surprised and shocked by the number of wind farms cropping up throughout Scotland.

That’s the view of James Fraser, chairman of the Friends of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, who was a panellist last night, Thursday, at the Helensburgh Advertiser’s Big Debate on wind farms.

Mr Fraser said: “Increasingly, we are hearing adverse comments. Our visitors are saying they are surprised and shocked by the number of wind farms. It might be too late and people will start voting with their feet.”

Tourists ‘shocked and surprised’ by wind farm numbers / Helensburgh Advertiser / News / This Week

MONDAY 20 MARCH 2000

According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia,within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event”.  “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” he said.

Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past – Environment – The Independent

Five of the six snowiest winters have occurred since then.

Rutgers University Climate Lab :: Global Snow Lab

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