Postby sarobah » Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:31 pm
What I don't understand is...
If the Powers That Be are really so omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient, oppressing the citizenry and censoring everything and disposing of all opposition, real and imaginary, how come we can get away with discussing this? Shouldn't the black helicopters be circling overhead and the secret police be knocking down the door at two in the morning. (Apparently they get paid extra for working the graveyard shift.)
I think it makes unimportant people (that's most of us) feel less insignificant believing they are so important that THE GOVERNMENT!!! actually cares what they think, do and say.
On a more serious note, one of the reasons that truly oppressive regimes get away with their crimes is that well-meaning people in free societies misdirect their paranoia. Instead of focusing on ridding the world of genuine tyrants, we expend our energy on imaginary threats. Of course, it's also safer than taking on the real enemy, because deep down we know the black helicopters and secret police aren't going to come for us.
Words, like Nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.