When The Lockdown Really Began
Governments have been locking us down and controlling our movements for a lot longer than you realize. In fact, it has been going on for so long, that you don’t notice anymore. And, I was brought home to this fact, as I was looking at my own passport.
Why should I need US government permission to travel to another country?
Why are passports around the world so similar in form and content?
Why don’t more people realize that the passport is a form of authoritarian control?
Why do I need permission to exist?
When The Lockdown Really Began
I was just looking at my passport. I’ve had one for more than thirty years, and I’ve filled up several. But, I never really thought too much about why we have them.
I understand the need to keep certain people out. Criminals. Terrorists. Obscene religions. Corrupt academics. There are a lot of people that I would not want entering my country.
But, why do I need a document approved by the government, to leave?
And, why am I at the mercy of a government that can deny my right to go and live where I choose?
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