Don't Lie To Us, Bro!

The world hasn't changed.  It's always been about good vs. evil.  Throughout history mankind has fought a seesaw battle with these two opposing forces.  Can evil become stronger, if left unchecked?  Yes, I believe it can.  That's why the U.S. Constitution imposed checks and balances on government.   Makes sense now doesn't it?  But checks and balances only work if they are adhered to.  If evil is left unchecked it becomes emboldened. Pretty soon, nothing can stand in its way. This is something that all of us need to be on guard for.  One thing I'm hoping is that many people are waking up today to the fact that all we're really good for (it seems) is being used by powerful entities and powerful people.  Evil plays on emotions and feeds off of the deeper baseness of the human spirit.   Greed, lust, and fear.  Evil is all about deception and the utter debasement of the human spirit.  Think of a leech that attaches itself to your leg.  Seems harmless enough.  I mean it's not devouring your leg but, in reality, it is silently sucking away your life blood.   Throughout history the world has always had its share of charlatans, despicable despots and murderous tyrants.  Each one with a laundry list of vile and sorry attributes.  Many of them were (and are) smooth talkers, (don't lie to us, bro!) saying just the right thing to just the right people, thus gaining their support by ensnaring them in their honey pots. Right now we have a president of the united states, aided and abetted by cohorts in congress, who continue to lie and mock people's sense of right and wrong.  The despicable act of using a severely wounded veteran during the State of the Union Address, was one of the sorriest pieces I have ever witnessed.  I see that I have a lot of company on this.  It is apparent that these politicians will use any means (or anyone) necessary to further their agenda(s).  They have no soul and that's a really scary thought because, without a soul, you have no conscience.  And without a conscience, you are capable of some really evil things.  But there's something else to consider.  Never before have these government minions had such potentially powerful allies.  Tech giants like Google and Microsoft, communications companies AT&T and Verizon, to name just a few.  We hear about how much these tech giants and communications companies despise what the NSA is doing to free men and women.   But for me, the answers don't add up.  What a perfect relationship these two could make as (more power begets more power) as two extremely powerful and potential allies--creeping government and creeping communications technology infiltrate every aspect of our lives.  Keeping track of what we do, who we talk to, what we post, every keystroke, what we say, maybe even what we think.  I believe that last part is coming--limitations on what we can actually think.  I happen to believe this because of something that just happened to me, that continue to leave a lot of unanswered questions.  And when I continue to press Google (Google owns Blogger) all I get is the runaround.  Are we living in the days that George Orwell prophesied about, years ago?  I am sorry to report that the answer to this is looking more and more like YES.