Long Vang

ASA 2

Blog Week 6

The thought of someone constantly watching you or listening to everything you so is eerie, but not if you don’t know about it.  Given a week or two you’ll probably forget that someone’s looking at your every action.  In response to the readings I have to say that “ASNE Memo on the Patriot Act” was really hard to understand at times, but it feels similar to “Dole the USA Patriot Act A Sketch”.  They both explained about government tapping and regulations after September 11, 2001.  My thought on this was, “Yes, security increased and surveillance was increased, but why now?”  What is the point in openly admitting and telling everyone that you will be watch and even if you are not dangerous we will keep an eye on you.  The hard thing that people hate to admit is that these security measure are NECESSARY to prevent harm, but the reason everyone is upset about them is that it is a hassle to follow.  The government was made to provide its citizens with protection and maintain their well-beings, even if at times they suck at it, there are times where they try their best.  I personally dislike the idea of being watch, because it reminds me more of the well-known “Dystopia” in the book “1984” by George Orwell.  Society might have taken a step towards mass surveillance, but how safer have we been since then?  If we haven’t felt any safer since then is it the governments fault or does it mean that we need to increase the measure?