AMERICA: Land of the Free???

They know how much money you make, where you spend it and how much you save.

They know where you work, where you live, and places you like to go.

They know when and where you shop and the addresses of friends and family you visit.

They know how much food you eat, what kind, and when you eat.

They know what brands of soap, toilet paper, razors, deodorant, tooth paste and tampons you use.

They know when you went on vacation, how you got there, where you stayed and how much you spent.

They know when and what you eat, when you sleep, take a shower, wash the dog and water your flowers.

They know what your favorite brand of beer and cigarettes you drink and smoke are.

They know what you watch on TV.

They know when you shower, do laundry or the dishes.

And yes, they even know what you did last summer…

The NSA records and tracks all of your phone calls, both land-line and cell, has copies of every email you’ve ever sent or received and keeps copies of anything you’ve ever posted anywhere online, including pictures.

The USPS takes pictures of the front and back of of all the mail you receive and stores that information for an indefinite period of time in the event a law enforcement official requests it.

Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Verizon, AT&T and others are selling all of your personal information to the highest bidder.

Imagine, every single picture, comment, conversation or “Like” button you ever clicked, on every single website you’ve ever visited being made available to whoever is willing to pay the most money.

Today, cars with built in GPS systems track and record everywhere you drive, logging every move you make turn by turn. Cell phones with GPS do the same thing and even track everywhere you go with your phone.

Banks, through checks, debit cards and credit cards, track all of your transactions and purchases.

Stores with customer loyalty cards (Kroger, Speedway, etc.) track and record every item you purchase. More and more stores asking for your phone number and/or zip code for illicit reasons.

Your own trash, sitting at the curb, is subject to be taken and searched by anyone mining for data.

Cameras record us while in our cars, at the store, using the ATM, at the park or the beach. Before long drones will be filling in the gaps of tracking where you go and where you are.

Utility companies are even getting in on it with the new “Smart” electric meters that can tell hour by hour when you run your furnace, air conditioner and other bigger appliances.

“Smart” water meters that track water usage hourly and know when you take a shower, do the dishes, wash your car or water the garden.

These new “Smart” TV’s not only track what and when you watch or record a show, but they also record ALL conversation happening in the room with the TV in it, listening for “key words” so they can change the commercials to suit your liking.

Imagine sitting at home, YOUR HOME, in front of the TV talking about buying a new widget. Suddenly, all the commercials on TV are about widgets of every brand, type and color. Imagine smuggled up in front of the TV with your loved one, kids in bed, a glass of wine and one thing leads to another; “Is this being recorded!?”

All this and more! Brought to you by our failed untrustworthy government and greedy big business.

But it’s okay, I hear many claim, “I’m not doing anything wrong or illegal. Besides, our government is only doing it to keep us safe.”

I don’t know about you, but I am not willing to just lay down and allow this tyrannical government to take away our Rights, Freedoms, and Liberty as they spy upon us all like we’re the enemy!

Perhaps Abe Lincoln said it best. “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights. ~Felix Frankfurter

I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery. ~Author Unknown