Just my own personal opinion on the Big Brother Theory.
They tell me Big Brother is watching us,
as though I have something to fear,
and they seem so surprized that there's spies in the sky,
though there has been for many a year.
And they ask, "who is watching the watchers?"
those who have watched us so long,
but why should I care if I'm being observed?
as long as I've done nothing wrong.
I could understand it if I were a rapist,
or a prowler breaking into your home,
or if I were a serial killer,
I would not want my where-a-bouts known.
But I'm not, I'm an ordinary person,
doing ordinary things every day,
I've nothing to fear from the cameras,
whatever their critics might say.
Yes those critics that say they're intrusive,
and an infringement of our human rights,
though they'd be awfully glad they were up there,
if they were attacked one fine night.
Or if their child should suddenly go missing,
and those cameras could see where they went,
and so their child was returned to them safely,
I wonder how would those critics feel then?
I'm not saying that there are no abuses,
there's no system on earth can't be hacked,
and there are some unscrupulous people,
watching us, that is a fact.
Of course the system's imperfect,
and I wouldn't pretend that it's not,
but until the world becomes safer,
I'm sorry, but it's all that we've got.
People can complain all they want but when I call for them to protect me, I want them to come and come quickly. They didn't conplain after 9/11. Those complaining and screaming intrusion want them to come too. Steve, a real 'tell it like it is" point. Beautiful!!!
How boring must it be to be Big Bro. Well I don't think wee are being watched at all. We are simply being recorded just in case you run a red light or screwed up some other way so Uncle Sugar can collect. It's all about money. People want to protect it so they need cameras from crooks and the government want to take it so cameras offer substantial evidence. Then they can collect your hard earned cash. Amen
A frank and clarifying poem on an issue that seems to be growing among people who have a fearful nature or something to hide. Since everyone has skeletons in their various closets, some are more fearful than others of getting out. The very nature of being a politician, lawyer, sometimes an accountant, salesperson or cheater is keeping the facts from being found out because lies are the modus operandi for these occupations.
The fear is that if they find out about us, they can control us. Like Pogo said, "They R Us," or something to that affect.
Even people who go about minding their own business have been charged with things they haven't done. I, too, am all for whatever security we have in order to protect us. Like you said in your last verse the spying isn't perfect, but it will have to do until something better comes along, and that "something better" is what is scaring the hell out of me.
...and the world keeps getting less & less safe, so more Big Brother watching will likely come, though as you say if you not doing anything wrong you need have no fear, so lets just go out and have us together with BB, a beer...-e-
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The fear is that if they find out about us, they can control us. Like Pogo said, "They R Us," or something to that affect.
Ron
and cameras everywhere.
But I'm not photogenic,
So I really don't care.
There's no such thing as privacy,
We're never alone.
I opened up my door,
And got buzzed by a drone.
Michael D.
Regis