My Girlfriends dream last night...

[Javaman]

Each night as with most couples we chat before we actually hit the sack. Going over the days events, planning for the next day, talking a bit about family and lastly a few comments about politics...

The last comment I point to, because just before we hit the sack last night, I mentioned how abu gonzalez waved his little paper to the press "proving" how wire tapping the public was legal (god, that statement is so weird). Anyway we hit the sack.

Just a few minutes ago, she called me. She had the day off today and was able to sleep late.
She had had this dream last night the the U.S. was under German control. It was a very strictly controlled government, very regulated, and controlled every individuals life. Passes, ID cards and other forms of ID were needed to do everything.
But the last comment was particularly telling and very scary. She stated that it was so bad that every U.S. citizen required a ID card to even use the Phones...

It kind of creeped me out. Needless to say my girlfriend has stated she doesn't want to talk politics before we go to bed anymore.

Any thoughts on this?

[FreedomAngel82]

1. Sounds scary

Could be her subconscious dreaming out problems in her head. Sounds like a deep fear she has. I think we all have it (well all of us aware).

[ramapodem]

2. Never fear

Its all in the mind ya know

[TomClash]

3. Was it a dream?

A nightmare? Or the rapidly approaching reality?

[Cleita]

4. What has she been reading lately, "1984" comes to my mind. n/t

[Javaman]

11. Actually, apart from me pointing her to DU and

giving her various articles to read, she's not what I would call a news junky like I am, but she does keep informed and listens to AAR from time to time.

[Captain Hilts]

5. That's not a dream, that's a nightmare! nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. I can see that. Phone use is charge to the individual, requires a

card swipe so the phone company knows who to charge for the call. Any call on your home phone is, of course, charged to you, and cannot use any other phone without the swipe card. Therefore, the phone co. knows every call you make.

No at all technologically infeasible.

[bananas]

8. "Digital Angel" RFID instead of a card - much more convenient.

[uppityperson]

7. and everytime you used a phone there was a little voice whispering...

"eavesdropping protects america against terrorism"

Sounds like a really bad fear-nightmare.

[Selatius]

9. 1984 is most definitely technologically feasible today

Her dream is as close to reality as it is. Everything that requires electronic transactions can and will be recorded if not by the government than by some corporation that owns the equipment. There is no escaping that short of living off the grid entirely and making quite a few sacrifices as far as luxury and comfort go.

[yorkiemommie1]

10. agent mike is probably already

submitting this to the suggestion box at work, hoping he gets a medal next time * hands them out!

Hiya, agent mike, thought of you and your bosses as i was sitting on the 'george' this morning. yes, my porcelain god has a new name.

[Astrad]

12. Read

Philip K. Dick's The Man In The High Castle. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan control the US. In the book Dick posits they won WW II. A close reading of the text suggests Dick really believed this to be true, not literally but through the triumph of genocidal 'values'.

[u4ic]

13. Welcome to DU, fellow Canuck!

:hi:

[Nikki Stone 1]

14. Don't need an ID for phone calls, just cell phones which are traceable

Eventually landlines will go the way of the LP record. And have you tried to find a pay phone lately?