Reply #6: I'm glad Obama is a thoughtful leader but... [View All]

[agent46]

I'm glad Obama is a thoughtful leader and I expect he'll make strides on many fronts. However, I'll be watching carefully just how far we get in returning to our basic constitutional and civil rights. Will there be any effort at all to dismantle the intrusive surveillance state that the corporatists have championed and established over the last decade or so? Will data mining on private citizens continue for the enrichment of the ownership class? Will our rights to privacy of "person and papers" ever be returned to us or will the fact of our current intrusive police state merely be allowed to slip down the collective memory hole while we concern ourselves with dire economic and "defense" issues?

I'm sad to say I'll be surprised if the principles of the Constitution are ever restored in this respect. I think we'll be expected to adjust to the "new normal" of the total surveillance society - but with a kinder face. I know many are still feeling the relief of Bush's departure and the honeymoon glow of a return to hope, but I would try to keep an eye on the bigger picture. Corporatism has become an entrenched order in our society. So long as marketing, profit and militarized law enforcement remain primary institutions of our identity as a nation, the establishment of true liberty will remain a slogan.

I hope I'm completely wrong about this though.