counterpunch.com — All totalitarian dystopias, in life and in art, seem to be obsessed with identifying people. The obligatory scene in which a stern, uniformed man demands "your papers, please" has evolved into the automatic scanning of various body parts, but the purpose is always the same: to abolish the right to be anonymous.
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Another example of freedom brought upon us."We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."So, you have your rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - - IF you do what the government tells you to do. Looks like we've come full circle to where our founding fathers started.People shouldn't fear their government, government should fear the people.