It does parallel what is happening.
I’ll be frank, this gives me the creeps.
http://reason.com/archives/2010/12/07/the-war-on-cameras
It’s a long read, but well worth it.
We are living in interesting and dangerous times. We are in a strong transitional period and it could tip in one of many directions. We almost became a socialist country during the depression. Times are about to be worse, allowing excuses to create even greater, and more frightening, change.