Elf on the Shelf: Herald of the Surveillance State?

Posted by xthinker88 10 years, 6 months ago to Politics
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Interesting article. Hadn't thought about it but I think it ties in to a number of things in our society that seem to me to be designed to condition people to accepting surveillance. Including hit tv shows like Person of Interest.

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  • Posted by xthinker88 10 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree. I've always really liked NCIS. But the agents on there regularly violate the constitution even to the point of all being accomplished lock pickers.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 6 months ago
    The elf watches you secretly, reports it to Santa, and if Santa approves, he'll give you stuff without working for it.
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  • Posted by edweaver 10 years, 6 months ago
    The scary thing is in this day, we will not know if the elf has a video camera in it. I am not sure that an elf without a camera does any more harm than parents saying Santa always knows if you've been bad or good. But I do agree with you analogy on TV shows. I have thought the same thing about Person of Interest. I also feel that all the cop shows where they break into a home without a warrant are conditioning people to accept that when the bad guys are really bad.
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