an OT cautionary note to the OT folks

Sarah Fox sarah@gendernet.org
Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:35:13 -0500


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Hi all,

... at the risk of getting myself in trouble...

We in the US suffer from the delusion that we live in a free country.  =
We no longer have freedom of speech, among other freedoms and =
Constitutional protections.  Trust me that this list IS monitored by the =
US government.  Your private email also gets monitored.  The government =
is tapped into every Internet hub and they care very much what you =
think.  (If only they cared as much about the letters I send to my =
senators and reps!)  They're taking notes, and they might just show up =
at your door one day to interrogate you.

How do I know?

It happened to a 3-D acquaintance of mine.  When she made an off-color =
joke about the president, she was ordered to submit to an interrogation =
by the US Secret Service.

The stories you hear about college kids being interrogated because of =
anti-Bush posters hanging in their dorm rooms?  They're actually true.  =
It's NOT urban legend.

Be very careful what you say, either on list or in private email.  And =
brace yourself, because with the Homeland Security Act it will get much, =
much worse.

Those of you who live in more civilized parts of the world like Canada, =
Australia, and most parts of Europe can ignore this post.  (... if I =
were only so lucky... <sigh>)

Paranoically yours,
Sarah

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