Sunday, May 4, 2014

The Paranoid States of America

Response #6 to Charles Doyle’s “The USA Patriot Act: A Sketch”

While I do support the main intention of the Patriot Act, which is to prevent attacks such as the 9/11 attack from occurring, I do find it ridiculous that the government is allowed to enter people’s privacies, such as looking through emails and listening to phone calls. It is simply not right for others to invade people’s personal spaces, as it would make them really uncomfortable. Such government actions would lead people to become paranoid in their own personal lives. This situation is somewhat similar to George Orwell’s novel 1984, where the government watches every aspect of people’s lives. With the Patriot Act, the United States of America is like the Paranoid States of America.

Question: What can we do in order to let the government become more aware of our paranoia due to the Patriot Act?

Jianying Yang

Section A02


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