nunoncastors

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, “This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know,” the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, - not anything - you can’t conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.
Robert A. Heinlein, If This Goes On, Revolt in 2100

I apologise for the interminable fixation that appears to have taken hold of me, it’s just that I’m very angry about what our government is trying to do. No, it’s more than that, I’m angry, afraid, angry again, incredulous, furious, disbelieving, indeed a whole host of emotions that veer towards an outraged negative stance. I just can’t believe how willing they are to throw away huge chunks of our civil liberties.