Will Griffin: Origins of the Modern Surveillance State

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
July 7, 2022

“Since the dawn of capitalism, the capitalist class has had to keep an eye on the working class in order to keep them in check. This surveillance has been around for a long time but the story of the modern surveillance state begins about a century ago.”

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“When the pentagon talks about technological advances to be used on the so-called enemy, you better bet your ass that the state will be using it on the people back home.” — Will Griffin

The Peace Report on Jul 4, 2022

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:52 Support TPR
2:11 Two Major Points
3:44 First Manual Information Regime
9:22 Second Computerized Information Regime
13:39 Third Robotic Information Regime
25:06 Conclusion

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