sam04u
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I'm probably not the best person to articulate this point, but at the bare minimum I would like to document my experiences at the roots of society, slowly seeing the idea of a national Identification Card being pushed onto the common Australian citizen.
Would this card be beneficial to a regular person?
Yes, and that's the biggest problem of all. That is what will make regular Australians complacent to such an idea, infact somehow I doubt a notable stand will even be made against it. Recently, I believe the will of Australians to resist an invasion of privacy was unchallenged, when in cohesion the Banks which control our wealth and the government orchestrated a move to scan all funds of those receiving government assistance without our consent or knowledge prior. It's supposed to save Australians money right? Bullshit. What evidence is there that this will be of any benefit to Australians whatsoever? None.
Kevid Rudd is the great deceiver of our day an age, the Australian version of Tony Blair, and the future counterpart to Barack Obama. Democracy is gone, regardless of who we elect into government, the next leader will be worse than the last. We can invest as much hope as we like into these faux leaders to no avail. They will not represent our interests.
Now to get back to my point. My experiences, as a common Australian of a low to moderate socio-economic status has shown me the devices in place by the government to pressure Australia into a state with higher levels of identification, and documentation of transfer of all wealth, and higher levels of monitoring. In my memory just several years ago, a trip to a government agency such as the RTA, Centrelink, or even non-government agencies such as Banks, and other such was much more pleasant than even in the last few years.
Once upon a time, the only identification you needed was say an Australian Birth Certificate, A medicare card, and one other form of low identification. Whereas more recently, a plethora of identification is needed at these government institutions. Creating more burdon and pressure to attain more identification. Once upon a time 100 points of identification was the standard, whereas more recently that has risen to 120 and now even 140 points of identification. Moreso, forms of indentification have been devalued. Also, various devices have come and gone as proof of identity, each time devaluing the level of identity with each item of identification.
Where once a passport was worth 100 or so points, an Australian birth certificate 80 or so, and a drivers license about the same, these have been devalued either through a raise in neccessary points of identification, or a direct devaluation of each item. Infact recently the RTA Proof of Age card was scrapped and replaced with the Photo Card, which is only worth 40 points of identification at a government agency.
Basically as time has gone on, proving ones own identification has gotten more and more difficult. Because of these gradual changes, it's somewhat easy understand why an easy form of identity verification would be hailed. But at the same time, storing too much information about one person in a single location, opens up the possibility for exploitation. As it stands currently, one way or another we each have ways of proving who we are, and also at the same time protecting our identity and assets. Over the last few decades various suggested forms of identification which makes our privacy easier to intrude have been proposed in government.
Fortunately many times these are denied. I don't know about the majority of you who will read this, but I prefer my privacy, I don't want to live in an Orwellian police state.
But as time has gone by, only a fool can not see a gradual shift towards such a state. If the United Kingdom and the United States is any hint of our own destiny, I say we should work to prevent it before it's too late, unless it already is too late. Democracy, Liberty, all of these concepts only exist if we ensure they do. The notion of human rights, and implied rights, they're all fallacious. If you aren't willing to fight for your rights, to have your rights enforced they can and will be taken away from you.
Nobody should live under the fantasy that all our rights are guranteed, all our liberties exist irrespective of the will of others. That's fantasy talk. I say everybody who reads this makes a pledge, they will not accept intrusive forms of identification ever. At any level, any change, any shift.
I pledge, that I will never accept intrusive forms of identification.
Would this card be beneficial to a regular person?
Yes, and that's the biggest problem of all. That is what will make regular Australians complacent to such an idea, infact somehow I doubt a notable stand will even be made against it. Recently, I believe the will of Australians to resist an invasion of privacy was unchallenged, when in cohesion the Banks which control our wealth and the government orchestrated a move to scan all funds of those receiving government assistance without our consent or knowledge prior. It's supposed to save Australians money right? Bullshit. What evidence is there that this will be of any benefit to Australians whatsoever? None.
Kevid Rudd is the great deceiver of our day an age, the Australian version of Tony Blair, and the future counterpart to Barack Obama. Democracy is gone, regardless of who we elect into government, the next leader will be worse than the last. We can invest as much hope as we like into these faux leaders to no avail. They will not represent our interests.
Now to get back to my point. My experiences, as a common Australian of a low to moderate socio-economic status has shown me the devices in place by the government to pressure Australia into a state with higher levels of identification, and documentation of transfer of all wealth, and higher levels of monitoring. In my memory just several years ago, a trip to a government agency such as the RTA, Centrelink, or even non-government agencies such as Banks, and other such was much more pleasant than even in the last few years.
Once upon a time, the only identification you needed was say an Australian Birth Certificate, A medicare card, and one other form of low identification. Whereas more recently, a plethora of identification is needed at these government institutions. Creating more burdon and pressure to attain more identification. Once upon a time 100 points of identification was the standard, whereas more recently that has risen to 120 and now even 140 points of identification. Moreso, forms of indentification have been devalued. Also, various devices have come and gone as proof of identity, each time devaluing the level of identity with each item of identification.
Where once a passport was worth 100 or so points, an Australian birth certificate 80 or so, and a drivers license about the same, these have been devalued either through a raise in neccessary points of identification, or a direct devaluation of each item. Infact recently the RTA Proof of Age card was scrapped and replaced with the Photo Card, which is only worth 40 points of identification at a government agency.
Basically as time has gone on, proving ones own identification has gotten more and more difficult. Because of these gradual changes, it's somewhat easy understand why an easy form of identity verification would be hailed. But at the same time, storing too much information about one person in a single location, opens up the possibility for exploitation. As it stands currently, one way or another we each have ways of proving who we are, and also at the same time protecting our identity and assets. Over the last few decades various suggested forms of identification which makes our privacy easier to intrude have been proposed in government.
Fortunately many times these are denied. I don't know about the majority of you who will read this, but I prefer my privacy, I don't want to live in an Orwellian police state.
But as time has gone by, only a fool can not see a gradual shift towards such a state. If the United Kingdom and the United States is any hint of our own destiny, I say we should work to prevent it before it's too late, unless it already is too late. Democracy, Liberty, all of these concepts only exist if we ensure they do. The notion of human rights, and implied rights, they're all fallacious. If you aren't willing to fight for your rights, to have your rights enforced they can and will be taken away from you.
Nobody should live under the fantasy that all our rights are guranteed, all our liberties exist irrespective of the will of others. That's fantasy talk. I say everybody who reads this makes a pledge, they will not accept intrusive forms of identification ever. At any level, any change, any shift.
I pledge, that I will never accept intrusive forms of identification.
