And the continued solidification of our Great Police State Nation…
2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/civil-liberties-ip/
One could hope that the pendulum will swing back at some point, but I lack faith that our oligarchy will allow that. It is a rather depressing read, so those of you who want to maintain the fantasy that things aren’t as bad as they really are should avoid reading it.