The following is a bit off-topic so posting in a separate post in case we need to split the thread (or move it to the the other thread) at some point.
Are you saying you were arrested for reading George Orwell in public?
It (being arrested for questioning authority) is happening here in the UK right now. Old age pensioners, veterans, and even disabled people have been dragged away and arrested for simply sitting down holding a placard in silence (you couldn’t get a more peaceful protest if you tried - most of those arrested are in their 60s/70s/80s and 90s). They are protesting against an activist group being proscribed as a terrorist organisation, even tho the group has not carried out any acts of ‘terror’ (they threw some red paint on some planes - which is criminal damage, not terrorism). Those protesting aren’t necessarily protesting in favour of the group, but that the law has been abused.
I have a feeling this is what they want us to believe Aleksei - because it’s been the same old story for hundreds of years - in fact if we look around things are worse, the 1% have gotten significantly richer and everyone else poorer.
There does seem to be an awakening and a shift in public opinion now though, however as Garrison said earlier there is only a small window for change and so this makes the situation feel dire, why? Perhaps because we can safely assume:
- The planet cannot sustain humanity as we are currently living (and many would argue we are only living like this because of the greed of the 1%)
- The 1% are going to do everything in their power to protect their own survival (so to hell with the rest of us?)
It is quite depressing when you think about it, but I would rather think about these things now rather than when it’s too late, especially because we may well be some of the very people who are in a position to do something about it.
Who wants to join a real digital revolution? 
