Re: NSA Prism Program, etc.

Oh, what a sorry sight,
as I watch,
in utter disgust,
as known liar
after well known liar
continues to tell us
how everything is just fine,
and we have nothing
to be concerned about.

I can't help but be
reminded of the words
of Pastor Martin Niemoller,
which continue to haunt me
more and more,
as I hear the outlandish talk
coming from the most ignorant
and/or complicit people
I have ever heard of
or seen.

This man of God,
who was murdered by the Nazis,
knew what he was speaking about
as he watched the same process
unfold before his eyes
which we are watching
unfold before our eyes
right now.

I will quote him:

First they came for the Communists,
but I was not a Communist,
so I did not speak out.

Then they came for the Socialists
and Trade Unionists,
but I was neither,
so I did not speak out.

Then they came for the Jews,
but I was not a Jew,
so I did not speak out.

And when they came for me,
there was no one left
to speak out for me.


Now, to put this in terms
of current events,
let me paraphrase.

First they came for Pfc Bradley Manning

(currently on trial in a
highly secretive
military kangaroo court
which cannot but help
remind one of the infamous
Star Chamber).

His crime?

Exposing high level crime.

But I did not feel that this concerned me,
or you,
so
WE DID NOT SPEAK OUT.

Then they came for Julian Assange
of Wikileaks.

His crime?

Exposing "high crimes and misdemeanors"
(see your U.S. Constitution for definition).

But I did not feel that this concerned me,
or you,
so
WE DID NOT SPEAK OUT.

Then they came for Edward Snowden.

His crime?

Exposing more
"high crimes and misdemeanors".

But I did not feel that this concerned me,
or you,
so
WE DIDN'T SPEAK OUT.

Now they are coming for 
you and me.

Our crime?

Just being alive.

But there is no one left
to speak out for us.


Yes, a diabolical
and insidious process
if ever there was one.


If you do nothing else,
read or peruse
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
and 1984
(opening chapters)
by the same author.

You will see,
as the little pig Squealer
(who does he remind me of,
anyway?)
will be so happy to show you,
that this game
has been going on
for a long, long time.

Because it works.

Unless you know the game.


I would suggest wising up
and speaking out most vociferously
before it is far too late,
knowing that the hour is very late,
indeed.

And NEVER FORGET
Martin Niemoller,
as all who defend this madness
will soon enough be proven
as the patent
and bold liars
which they truly are.

"God will not be mocked."

That is their epitaph,
plain and simple.

Is it time
for the sleepers to awake,
or --- ?


vw

with consummate and utter disgust


8:36 p.m.
Wednesday
6-12-13
Ventura, California, USA