Beware of Creeping Totalitarianism
Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian | February 19, 2009
Britain has always taken pride in its liberalism: unrestricted individual liberty, a right to privacy, outmost respect for human rights. ++ But the current paranoia with CCTV cameras, data collection and unjustified surveillance threatens to sacrifice liberalism at the altar of national security, community cohesion and the "special relationship" with the US. ++ The upcoming Convention on Modern Liberty offers people the opportunity to stand up and resist the encroachment on their civil liberties; say no to creeping totalitarianism.
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