I have had numerous discussions with liberals and conservatives, Christians, and non-Christians about Government Surveillance.  My discussions have proved to me that those who are followers of the toxic liberal ideology of today believe in Government Surveillance.   However, that is with a caveat that was not surprising.  They want surveillance on the rest of us, but not them, because they, in their words, are not the problem.

Imagine that a liberal who thinks that the rest of us are the problem, but they should be exempt from oversight and frequently the law itself.  The Constitution, to them, is one of the most significant problems America faces.  They do not consider the border a problem unless and until the illegals are sitting on their doorstep. 

I have found that even among conservatives and Christians, there is a disturbing willingness to allow the Government freedom to spy on people in certain situations.  The only problem I have with selective surveillance is that those doing the surveillance are the ones who deem who or what is the threat.  Most of those making that decision are staunchly liberal and anti-personal freedom for those of us in the unwashed masses.  (Their view, not mine.)

History is filled with examples of tyrannical governments taking incremental steps to strip citizens of their rights, freedoms, and liberties.  Who among us can honestly say, “We trust this government?”  If you do, I have some pristine oceanfront property in the middle of Arizona that I would sell cheap.  I might even throw in the Golden Gate Bridge as a bonus. 

The issue of ‘Bio-Surveillance’ is not an insignificant one in 2024.  Well, it should not be.  Unfortunately, even with the plethora of incidents where we know we have been spied on, listened to, and censored, many seem oblivious to the depth and breadth of the issue. 

We have watched as numerous administrations have sought and secured court approval to survive Americans and others.  On one hand, knowing what terrorists are planning is good, but when this government labels those who disagree with their agenda as domestic terrorists, there is reason for concern.  The old saying, “Give them an inch, and they will take a mile,” applies succinctly.

The current laws seem to indicate that the government has the green light to conduct real-time bio-surveillance for “all hazards.”  What does that mean? It could mean they have carte blanche to include every potential harm to humans and use their judgment as the guideline.  That is frightening!

Do you feel comfortable with the possibility of the government using technology that enables them to “see into” our homes and collect biological data on every American in the name of protecting us from “all hazards?”  I do not!  In the words of James Madison, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.  If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary…”   Sadly, men are not angels; flawed human beings govern us.

Let me throw in this little nugget for you to chew on, and then you decide for yourself if there is cause for alarm.  In 2021, President Biden appointed Cass Sunstein, a lawyer and professor, as a national security official.  If you are unfamiliar with Mr. Sunstein, let me refresh your memory or bring some things to light for consideration.

Mr. Sunstein co-authored the book about entities and government “nudging” Americans.  The concept is incredibly controversial, and as some commentators or critics have suggested, this would allow government employees or agents to deem their shoves, gut punches, and mandates as mere nudges to get people to comply.  I view it as a first step toward tyranny and forced compliance.  That man is a national security official. 

But even beyond that book, Mr. Sunstein co-authored an article entitled “Conspiracy Theories,” in which he suggests that the American government should respond to conspiracy theories and ‘extremist groups’ in a particular manner.  He believes the government should use agents to infiltrate those groups and ‘plant doubts’ about the theories.  Deception and misinformation are also part of his theory that the government should use.  Does that sound familiar? 

Do you remember the report that the FBI embraced The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)’s view that some Catholics were ‘hate groups?’  The suggestion was that the entire Catholic Church be considered a ‘hate group.’  I am not Catholic, but I see that as a first step to listing all Church Groups, especially Christian Groups, as ‘hate groups.’   Where would that lead?

Mr. Sunstein and his co-author believe that the government’s simply denouncing the various conspiracy theories is ineffective.  He believes that this necessitates the government’s conducting massive surveillance and using various cognitive infiltration tactics to polarize and break up the groups.

Let me offer this excerpt from page 13 of their article: “…we mean that government efforts might succeed in weakening or even breaking up the ideological and epistemological complexes that constitute these networks and groups.”  From pages 21-22, we read their prospectus on how this might work: “Government agents (and their allies) might enter chat rooms, online social networks, or even real-space groups and attempt to undermine percolating conspiracy theories by raising doubts about their factual premises, causal logic or implications for political action.” 

Propaganda, brain-washing, mind control, misinformation, and disinformation to obtain the desired effect of making those blowing the whistle look like kooks who are ready for mental institutions.  The objective is to achieve a massive shift in ideological views.  Another way deemed viable is the educational system, where the young are conditioned to trust the government and doubt any suggestion of a governmental conspiracy.  We are there!

America, we are being watched by Big Brother’s all-seeing eye; the question is, can we uncover its depth and stop it?  We can by uniting to fight, voting to oust the proponents of this adversarial agenda, and staying on our faces before God intercedes.   This is War! 

God bless you, and God bless America!