Battleangel

There has been quite a stir in Sweden these last couple of days regarding legal actions taken against a small number of file sharers. Or so called pirates. The propaganda knows no bounds. Major newspapers are running it as front page news. The industry’s lapdog magazines, like IDG, follow on a short leash. The propaganda machine reaches everywhere and everyone. Oh, give it a rest. You can never win.
At any rate, even considering how few people were involved and how prominent their positions were, this marks a slight shift in policy. A month ago, no law enforcement unit would have lifted a finger to go after pirates. For all that I know this is just a hype, the Swedish police force has no resources to keep this up. And even if they did, there are other real crimes waiting to be solved. Crimes against real people.

What can I say, this is what our society has come to. Or indeed any advanced society on the planet. In a world where money is the chief motivator and the prime driving force behind much of everyday life, interests will shift towards protecting economic aspects rather than people. Proponents, who no doubt prosper themselves from status quo, will try and confuse the public by saying that both ideas hold true. That you can do both at the same time and that they are mutualistic, not dualistic. That they serve the same purpose. But that could only be true if the legal system had unlimited resources and everyone had the same opportunity of success.

Behold the rise of the corporate state and rights of the corporate entity. I blinked and missed it, until it touched upon my areas of interest. Behold the decline of the rights of man.

First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist, so I said nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats, but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then came the trade unionists, but I was not a trade unionist. And then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew, so I did little. Then when they came for me, there was no one left to stand up for me.

Source: Martin Niemöller