Övervakning och demokrati.

Debatten om massövervakning fortsätter, men många förstår inte innebörden av det och förblir därför passivt accepterande av att övervakningen fortgår.
"Har man inte gjort något fel, så behöver man inte oroa sig!"
Vi pratar inte om en övervakning begränsad till brottslighet. (Politiska åsikter, ekonomiskt spionage, online-spelande...)
Argumentet blir snabbt absurt när man tar hänsyn till utvecklingen som pågår i takt med en ökande övervakning.
När begår man ett politiskt åsiktsbrott, som bör granskas extra med militära medel?
Någon "fri marknad" blir omöjlig med sådana instrument hos enskilda parter. Vart är de inbitna anhängarna av Chicago-skolans raseri över detta?
Lust att ventilera efter en utdragen raid? Var väl medveten om vem som lyssnar.

Men något jag saknar i debatten är effekten det har på människor relaterat till demokratin.
Vem beter sig genuint med vetskapen om att ens beteende övervakas?
Vem röstar utan rädsla för repressalier när vissa åsikter är icke-önskvärda i makthavarnas ögon?

Det behöver inte ens pågå någon övervakning för dessa effekter att bita sig fast hos en befolkning och möjliggöra styrning av den i en generell riktning.

Återigen, övervakningen är inte riktad mot terrorism, brottslighet eller nationell säkerhet. Den är ett verktyg som möjliggör att hålla koll på potentiella rivaler till makten, vare sig inom offentlig eller privat sektor, t.ex hur och var motstånd till nuvarande system växer.

Broken logic?

I'm listening to Jan Björklund speaking on the Swedish "Folkpartiet" (Peoples' party) national convention, or what they chose to call this abomination...

I found myself not being able to follow the reasoning on how a liberal economy would produce a fair and equal society, since that is not what anyone could deduce as the result of liberalised economies throughout the world.
How robbing a nations' natural resources in favor of foreign investors is ever going to produce that, is beyond me.

Expansion and discovery.

I'm still roaming this world, alive and well, but I admit I haven't been active in sharing my story with You.

So, what have I been up to lately, You might ask...

• Studied Classical mechanics and International relationships at edX.
• Met the Little Red Riding Hood, trying not to dress up as her grandmother. We'll see about that...
• Come to grips with the difficulties that I have ignored for so long.
• Completely given up on all forms of self-medication, even non-alcoholic beverages.

I'll try to fit this blog into my current schedule.

Be a good human, 

/exit

Cheat-sheet for winning!

Goals for all of us?

This will be somewhat of a plea, rather than an argument.

I was thinking about what everyone can invest in and profit from, something that would put the meaningless suffering we humans inflict on each other and the rest of the animal kingdom.That would trump the ignorance- and greed-driven atrocities as a unifying goal, not a command from higher authorities, for everyone.

It is so obvious, maybe too obvious to be considered?

Education, free of charge. This will increase welfare and profits, even for the most egocentric of us.

Health care, free of charge. Same here, the whole population gains from keeping everyone safe and sound.

Implementing science in all aspects of society. Why should the whims of politicians decide what outcome is predicted by their policies? 

The scientific method eliminates biases, and what area has more need of that than how the government works?

Increasing freedom for individuals to chose what they want to do with their lives by giving guidance and massive amounts of opportunities to increase their standards of living.

This might sound like some socialist/communist/fascist scheme, but freedom of choice is depending on what opportunities is given from the rest of us, which is part of how I define my liberalism. 
If you want people to "pull themselves up" instead of mooching off of "your societal benefits", the best way would be to give people opportunities to do that - in which science can help us by determining which method is most likely to achieve the goal of a population where everyone contributes to a collective increase in well-being and a goal of one day reaching the stars, which I think is pretty much indisputable as awesome for everyone to be part of.
But hey, the goal is what everyone agrees that it should be - not what I personally dictate that it should be.

What do you think? Is this impossible, improbable or achievable?