Ted Rall for July 06, 2009
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Incrementalism throughout history Alexander the Pretty Great: Follow me, men-together we'll conquer 7% of the known world! Abe Lincoln: I've asked the confederacy to improve working conditions for slaves. Winston Churchill: We shall fight them on the beaches. But if that doesn't work out, we'll probably hang it up. Neil Armstrong: One small step... to the supermarket.
Sorry, I don’t trust anyone with “deeper” intrusion. Societies dislike non- conformists. If you are quietly non- conformist, currently, society will leave you alone. The likelyhood of any serious invasion of privacy remaining out of the hands of the public is vanishingly small. The government can’t even keep things secret that it wants to. The results are often ugly. Communities are quite capable of applying sanctions against individuals that have no real legal recourse. If any of you have ever lived in a small town you may know what I mean. Leave these people be unless you have probable cause and a warrant.