Welcome to the Nanny State
Tonight we cover a variety of local and international news stories, with the common theme being the increasing stranglehold of government on every aspect of our lives. It appears that the new paradigm of government is that the people must be influenced by any any all means to follow the wishes of the rulers, including, but [...]
Tonight we cover a variety of local and international news stories, with the common theme being the increasing stranglehold of government on every aspect of our lives.
It appears that the new paradigm of government is that the people must be influenced by any any all means to follow the wishes of the rulers, including, but not limited to the use of “behavioural modification” techniques from applied psychology.
We ask the question: is this in any way compatible with a free society?
Related Links:
- Moronic sunscreen jingle to be played on the hour to beachgoers using council loudspeakers
- Internet filter laws need urgent public debate
- Green light for internet filter plans
- BBC health program advocates “science of persuasion” (ie. brainwashing) to change human behaviour re:climate change
- Lord Monckton adresses a Greenpeace-campaigner on global warming
- CIA pushes for air strikes in Pakistani city
To cheer you up, here’s a clip of Sarah McLachlan and a bunch of kids singing John Lennon’s Happy Xmas (War is Over):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWqbv6NdqXs
Source: www.truthnews.com.au