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ThatDizzyChick -> RE: Islam (12/6/2016 3:39:46 PM)
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I wasn't arguing, i was discussing.
Fair enough
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Whether there is a workaround or not does not take away from my original point that it seems like the people of the UK are fine with being controlled.
Actually, your orignal point was some stupid thing about them being happy to accept Islam's cock, but..... onto your newly restated point.
Well they do have a very different Constitution and governmental structure/philosophy, the government exercising the powers of what is (or I guess technically was) an absolute monarchy. When the monarchs were deprived of any actual power, the power they used to have was not diminished, it was simply transferred to Parliament. So the culture is somewhat different.
Now, as to whether or not the people are "fine" with it, once again I suggest you do a little research into that first. here's a good place to start: https://www.backlash.org.uk/
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They are being treated like children and the government are the parents that tells them what they are and are not allowed to watch.
You mean like how it is illegal in the US to show people under 18 in porn? See, it is just a matter of degree.
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Also, all of their online activity will now be monitored.
Well not necessarily, it will be tracked and those records retained for a year, and those records can be accessed by a whole shit load of agencies without a warrant, but in general a person would still have to come under some sort of suspicion of something in order for those records to be looked at. So not quite "being monitored"
Now, that being said, this is a VERY disturbing development, but what is even more disturbing is that it is not unique. Governments all over the world are increasingly moving in this direction (as an example, just look at the Rule 41 bullshit in the US which will allow any judge to issue a warrant for local law enforcement to hack any (or even every) computer in the world).
It is indeed time we, the people of the world, started standing up to our governments and reigning them in, we need to put them back into their boxes. However (there is always a however), the major rationale for all this monitoring and the invasions of privacy is "national security" and the "threat of terrorism", so in fact your anti-Islam rhetoric (often not factual) is in fact reinforcing this trend. It feeds into the mind set that allows such gross examples of governmental overreach, so it really is important to try keep a level head and not allow oneself to fall prey to paranoia and misinformation.
So, my advice to you, and everybody really, is that when you read something that makes you angry or outraged, take a step back and examine why, and then look into whatever it is that sparked that reaction. It is always better to assess events dispassionately.
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