[Infowarrior] - Gov-FUD: Convincing The Public The 'Hacker Threat' Exists

[Richard Forno]

The Greatest Trick The Government Ever Pulled Was Convincing The Public The 'Hacker Threat' Exists

from the the-2nd-was-continuing-taxation-long-after-representation-ceased-to-exist dept

The US government is already fighting wars on several fronts, including the perpetual War on Terror. "War is the health of the state," as Randolph Bourne stated, and the state has never been healthier, using this variety of opponents as excuses to increase surveillance, curtail rights and expand power.

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The endgame is more control, and the "hacker" provides an ominous, omnipresent threat that, because of the hacker's naturally secretive nature, can neither be confirmed or denied with any veracity. Much like the War on Terror, this War on Hacking takes rights from the American public, carves out huge chunks and sends the gutted remains back to citizens in a package marked "Safety." 


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