Marxist Dialectic in action. (Letters to the Editor).Page eight of the "Insider Report" in your December 30, 2002 issue began with a short article entitled "Outcry Scuttles TIPS Spy Program" followed by an article entitled "TIPS Down, but What About TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. ?" The first article describes the legislative demise of the federal government's putative plan to have civilian spies keep an eye on fellow Americans; the second article describes the government's plan to keep an eye on to watch. - Shak. See also: Eye Americans via electronic means. The juxtaposition of these two articles just screams "Marxist Dialectic dialectic (dīəlĕk`tĭk) [Gr.,= art of conversation], in philosophy, term originally applied to the method of philosophizing by means of question and answer employed by certain ancient philosophers, notably Socrates. ." Surely many Americans take a deep breath knowing that their mailman (sorry, mail carrier) won't officially be spying on them via TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention System). But the electronic surveillance of TIA (Total Information Awareness) is certain to be more pervasive and noxious noxious adj. harmful to health, often referring to nuisances. to our freedoms. Just when Americans think it is safe to live freely, the purveyors of intrusive government slip under the radar This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Under the Radar (disambiguation). Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution." It features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. screen to monitor us even more closely. And, of course, the mailman can report any "suspicious" activity he sees without an official TIPS program authorizing him to do so. And it would be more effective that way without all of the paperwork that would doubtless be attached to a TIPS program, anyway. If I had known that my freedom from government scrutiny had been the problem that caused the September 11th terror, I would have turned it in a long time ago. Can't they just ask nicely? MIKE SMITH Greendale, Wisconsin Greendale is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, with a 2005 population of 13,860. Greendale is the headquarters community for the United States Bowling Congress. History Greendale had its beginnings in 1936 during Franklin D. |
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