We are far too often controlled by what we believe, rather than by
what is real. And too often, what we believe is what the Empire's
Corporate Media feeds us.
A most favorite short story of mine is, "Freedom's a Hard-Bought
Thing", by Stephen Vincent Benét.
Having said that it is a favorite of mine, I blush a bit and admit
I've forgotten the names of the characters. Nonetheless, my reason
for raising the name of this short classic is the example of how we
can be influenced by what we are told to believe. The young slave
apprentice blacksmith felt ill and went to the wise old woman known to
be a healer. She convinced him that he had the Freedom Sickness.
Finally believing her, he began running away until he finally made it
to Canada, where he took the name(I think) of John B. Free.
But the point is, the old woman could have told him he had a flu bug
and given him something to "cure" it. But she had a grand daughter
she wanted to help escape, so she planted the Freedom Bug in his head.
He did help the girl to escape, even though he was caught and
returned. But the bug was in him and he kept on until he was free.
The other thing besides the way our thinking can be influenced, to
assist the purposes of others, is that we often forget that being free
comes at a dear price. We put ourselves at risk when we dare to
declare that we are free. When we do or say that which is right to
us, but is out of step with others, we can find ourselves shunned or
ridiculed, or worse.
Besides, thinking back to this article, I don't want to have the sort
of security offered by the Empire. I've seen the results of those who
placed their fates in its Greedy Hands.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/19/14, David Chittenden <dchittenden@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Subject: [New post] DOJ warns Apple: iPhone encryption will lead to a
>> child dying
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>> DOJ warns Apple: iPhone encryption will lead to a child dying
>> by MacDailyNews
>> [cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"The No. 2 official at the Justice Department
>> recently warned top Apple executives that stronger encryption protections
>> added to iPhones would lead to a horrific tragedy, such as a child dying,
>> because police couldn't access a suspect's device, The Wall Street Journal
>> reported Wednesday," Dan Goodin reports for Ars Technica.
>>
>> "The beefed up protections, Apple recently disclosed, mean that even when
>> company officials are served with a court order, they will be unable to
>> retrieve potentially crucial evidence such as photos, messages, or
>> contacts stored on iPhones and iPads," Goodin reports. "Instead, the data
>> can be accessed only by people who know the passcode that serves as the
>> encryption key."
>>
>> "Prior to changes introduced in iOS 8, Apple had the means to pull data
>> off of a locked phone, and according to the WSJ, the company helped police
>> do just that when it was served with a valid court order. Under the latest
>> iOS version, the data can be recovered only by knowing the passcode.
>> Passcodes that are sufficiently long and complex make it infeasible for
>> Apple or anyone else to crack," Goodin reports. "US Attorney General Eric
>> Holder recently said it was 'worrisome' that tech companies were adding
>> default encryption to consumer electronics. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently
>> pushed back at a WSJ conference, saying '"Look, if law enforcement wants
>> something, they should go to the user and get it. It's not for me to do
>> that.'"
>>
>> Read more in the full article here.
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>> MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote back in September:
>>
>> Think of The Children(tm). Whenever you hear that line of horseshit, look for
>> ulterior motives. Fear mongers: Those who use of fear, scare tactics, and
>> emotional appeals in attempts to influence the opinions and actions of
>> others towards some specific end.
>>
>> United States Constitution, Amendment IV:
>>
>> The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
>> effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
>> violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported
>> by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be
>> searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
>>
>> Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary
>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin, Historical
>> Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
>>
>> Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't
>> pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for,
>> protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend
>> our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it
>> was once like in the United States where men were free. - Ronald Reagan,
>> March 30, 1961
>>
>> Visit the Apple-backed reformgovernmentsurveillance.com today.
>>
>> [Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "Fred Mertz" and "Lynn Weiler" for the
>> heads up.]
>>
>> MacDailyNews | Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 5:23 pm | Tags: 30th Chaos
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