Freedom

This is my first non-tech related post but it is relevant in a way.

Countries are generally said to be ruled by it's populace; but current events and writing all seems to add-up that we are loosing control, meaning that Democratic systems are slowly turning into Totalitarian control.

Certain countries already rule their people through a deprivation of information and forced propaganda; this isn't what we want our Democratic systems to become.

Britain has already passed what could be considered an anti-privacy law, practically banning the use of encryption. While this may uncover some of the more advanced criminals the majority of us haven't committed a crime and yet are being treated with the same manner. Some may argue that "if you have done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear" but it is the principal that matters; I don't want to consent to being watched and this supposed Democratic system should help, but objection just becomes lost in blogs and slowly people loose their control.

Well where does this control go? Surely it can't all be one party, other parties are sure to object; but without the majority caring the same people are allowed to stay in parliament, even without being the winning party they still have power in events.

There's nothing much to do as an individual against the system but to wait and see.