Anti freedom tech

Now to return to the earlier subject,

Technology has always been used to curtail freedom. Brutal force was the method once in use. That gave birth to more and more powerful tools of destruction. The discovery of gun powder was instrumental in revolutionizing warfare. It is curious to note that the Chinese who discovered it did not get very far with it. They used it for fireworks rather than for mutual destruction. It was its introduction into Europe that did the trick. They had such a healthy respect for other lives that guns became the order of the day. It had one added advantage to other such tools. It did away with the chivalry altogether. You did not have to spend days on end learning to use the sword and other cumbersome weapons. Those used to teach you respect for others in the game. With guns you just needed to pull the trigger and your opponent is down and out, that is, if he did not catch you before hand with his piece.

Terrorizing the ruled had yielded good results in the past. But the modern scenario is a little different. The spread of communication and transportation facilities and the availability of arms and other such tools have made the common man not that diffident like his counterpart in the days gone by. He is more aware of the tricks used by the rulers on the ruled. In fact he thinks he is the real author of the government in many cases and he is proud of his rights. There are organizations which look into violations of human rights and make a great uproar if that happens.

In this situation subtle methods had to be invented to keep the people controlled and make them obey orders. This is not concealed by the perpetrators. They have openly admitted to such things and their necessity. But the general public has such poor memory and is easily lured away from the real issue by placing something of vital interest before them, such as taxes for example.

This would keep them occupied. This is what is called misdirection. These people are adept at that. They would place something before us and would stealthily develop dangerous technology to gain control over us. The only way by which we can be prepared against them is to investigate everything that these people do by whatever means we have at our hand. This is not the job for one day it should be a continuous effort. So let us hitch up our sleeves and be always on the job.