Posted on 02/03/2022 5:41:34 AM PST by Red Badger
“It was possible, no doubt, to imagine a society in which wealth, in the sense of personal possessions and luxuries, should be evenly distributed, while power remained in the hands of a small privileged caste. But in practice such a society could not long remain stable. For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty would become literate and would learn to think for themselves; and when once they had done this, they would sooner or later realise that the privileged minority had no function, and they would sweep it away. In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance.” ― George Orwell, 1984
“In a way, the world−view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening. By lack of understanding they remained sane. They simply swallowed everything, and what they swallowed did them no harm, because it left no residue behind, just as a grain of corn will pass undigested through the body of a bird.” ― George Orwell, 1984
We have way too many police. During the Obama administration the IRS made a huge ammunition buy. Why? Apparently they have SWAT groups. Why? They can’t work with the FBI?
Here’s my fear. The local sheriff has a SWAT group. To keep them in practice and to puff up salaries, they use them to do things an ordinary deputy could do. Very macho. Also, they do a lot of damage, and they don’t pay for it. They raided an elderly couple in one of my rentals and smashed in the double front door. (Knowing these people most likely it wasn’t even locked.)
President George W. Bush when he signed the Patriot Act in October 2001, “ “With my signature, this law will give intelligence and law enforcement officials important new tools to fight a present danger.”
Why?
You quoted Orwell, but didn’t address the motive. It’s been clear that the USPS has been left wing for some time. The usurpation of surveillance by the postal service was for a reason, what was the reason? Why did the Postal Service need to track individuals? Specifically, why did they do it as it pertains to recent political developments in the United States?
Is it possible, maybe, that the United States funded Postal service needed to track people so that their voting rights could be blunted by not delivering ballots? Did they interfere in the election? Moreover, did they use the technology to gather data about how many ‘Biden’ ballots were needed to get the democrats into power?
Hmmm... so they’ve increased the funding of FEDERAL policing but last year led a campaign to defund LOCAL policing...
Sounds like the plan was to boost federal power all along.
"Don't leave any electronic trail!" has been advisable for possible lawbreakers for more than 20 years.
Why is the Postal Service collecting seized phones / devices in the first place?
I know the article says it’s not clear but anyone have any idea why the post office, whose job is to deliver mail, would want information on peoples phones?
If only Sonny Corleone had E-ZPass he might still be alive.
And so many people who looked at that Democrat pandemic bill didn’t even consider for a second the ten billion dollars to bail them out back in 2020 included in the “Coronavirus” bill, but I paid attention.
I knew that the Post Office is simply a tool of the Left. They wanted to co-opt them to help with the steal.
I knew it was a big mistake not to put any sunset provisions into that bill in the first place.
Dr. Johnny Fever was right about The Phone Cops!
NSA wannabes.
Life imitates art!......................
Before I was a doctor, I was a (part-time) letter carrier - a mailman (long story).
I was working while the Postmaster General was still a cabinet officer.
There’s a lot to say about the USPIS that I don’t have time to write about - but, pro tip - don’t ever f*** around with first-class mail.
Anyway, inbefore Fedex, UPS, blah, blah, blah.
Post offices and post roads are one of the few Constitutional functions of the government at Washington. Remember that.
And with that signature, he signaled the birth of the Deep State, with all the funding and nourishment he could.
The Bush legacy is destruction of our Citizen/Gov't Compact and consent of the governed. It will take generations to undo that.
The Post Office wants to be phone cops? Say what????
They need to get a life and actually do their jobs.
Indeed, you are correct and I do the same thing still. However, it is important to note that they have many cameras and plate readers on the Cash Only Lanes anyway. In addition, there is usually a state police presence monitoring traffic.
A new study found there are so many security cameras now, the average American is caught on camera 238 times a week. That’s 34 times each day. And if you travel a lot, or work certain jobs, it’s over a THOUSAND times a week. (Per quick Google search)
We currently live in a surveillance State.
Re: 15 - Correct. A few years ago, an organization I sat on a board as involved in a labor dispute. Some of the union members put their information sheets and other items in my mailbox.
Checked with our staff attorney who confirmed that’s a a federal offense to put those items in a mailbox. Just stamped mail for pickup or delivery. Attorney let the union know and they stopped that practice.
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