tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post6758867979945091018..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: I know you're listeningpatentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-32660185444919995942009-01-08T16:20:00.000+00:002009-01-08T16:20:00.000+00:00A friend of mine, who is normally fare more pro st...A friend of mine, who is normally fare more pro state than me had a similar revelation watching V for Vendetta over Christmas. Not a heavy weight film I know but it served a purpose. I will have to get a copy of The lives of others. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Joseph K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-46176322786414364472009-01-06T09:39:00.000+00:002009-01-06T09:39:00.000+00:00Lilith..Bit like George Galloway.Lilith..Bit like George Galloway.Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-30674462515077643812009-01-05T12:23:00.000+00:002009-01-05T12:23:00.000+00:00I found the Lives of Others deeply chilling too, f...I found the Lives of Others deeply chilling too, for the same reasons. I was also horrified when I was helping My Girl sort her notes out for her History A level to be reminded how Hitler started out as a figure of fun and derision, but rapidly gained popularity, partly because the economy was in such dire straits.lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-76669110806156877132009-01-05T09:12:00.000+00:002009-01-05T09:12:00.000+00:00I'm sure that in most cases "they" are not listeni...I'm sure that in most cases "they" are not listening. "They" don't have the manpower or the organisation, apart from anything else. But the government does seem to be putting in place the legal framework whereby a later, less "benign" authority could come in and run riot.<BR/><BR/>Whatever happened to due process?Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com