What I'm Fighting For
What I'm Fighting For:
I'm not anti-government. I'm anti-surveillance-state. There's a difference. A big one.
The Distinction:
Anti-Surveillance = "Governments should require warrants for data access, not mass collection"
This is democratic. This is Canadian. This is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Anti-Government = "All government is inherently evil"
This is extremist. This is not my position.
Examples of the Difference:
Pro: "Law enforcement needs a warrant to access your data" (democratic)
Con: "Law enforcement should never access data, even with a warrant" (unrealistic, extreme)
Pro: "The government shouldn't mass-surveil all citizens without cause" (reasonable)
Con: "The government is evil and always watches everyone" (conspiracy-driven)
Why You Should Care About Mass Surveillance:
CHINA'S SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM:
The Chinese government tracks ALL online activity. Citizens are scored 0-1000. Below 600? You're banned from planes, trains, schools, jobs.
Criticize the Communist Party on Weibo? Your score drops. Your kids can't get into university.
Worst part: Your FAMILY is punished for YOUR speech. Your children suffer for your opinions.
This isn't theory. This is happening right now. Millions of Chinese citizens are restricted based on a government algorithm.
NORTH KOREA'S THREE-GENERATION PUNISHMENT:
If you watch a South Korean movie, the government puts you in a labor camp. Not just you. Your parents. Your children. Three generations, erased.
Entire families imprisoned because one person's online activity "displeased" the regime.
FIVE EYES MASS SURVEILLANCE (US, UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND):
In 2013, Edward Snowden leaked classified documents proving the NSA collects phone records of millions of American citizens, not because they're suspects, but because mass collection is easier than targeted surveillance.
The UK's GCHQ taps undersea internet cables to intercept global communications.
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