{"id":18271,"date":"2021-08-16T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T21:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=18271"},"modified":"2021-08-16T17:27:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T21:27:19","slug":"or-1-n-big-9-s-8-brother-a-4-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/or-1-n-big-9-s-8-brother-a-4-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Or 1 N Big 9 S 8 Brother A 4 Well"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They know you already. You don’t have to believe it for it to be true, and knowing the truth doesn’t make you crazy. Unless they need you to be, and generally speaking, they don’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So…Once the NSA knows-that-you-know that they ‘listen’ to everything<\/em> you do online, it’s basically #GameOn. Are you a subversive? Who are your followers? Who do you follow? Are any of them ‘terrorists<\/em>‘? Because since 2001, that’s the best way for the .gov folks to shut down the voices that are violent. Preach revolt. Or maybe just make too much sense.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’re Watching. ~The NSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I know they’re watching me. Because they watch everything. Everyone. They have some pretty slick AI that screens for connections and the tell-tale hearts of anti-american hostility and malcontent. It sniffs it out chunks of terrorist cholesterol from the Internet’s arteries, as gigabytes of data streams past their hidden packet snatchers. Filters the digital goo. Combs thru it all, looking for nuggets of evil against Uncle Sam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uncle Sam Towers Above The Danbury CT Railroad Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Good ol’ patriotic malcontent used to be ok, back in the day. You can still say the government sucks, if you’re careful, but thanks to the MAGA Revolution, we now know that even patriots can be terrorists…and so does the NSA. Even a gentle grumble can raise the AI hackles these days, which flags you for human eyes to review your dossier. Everyone’s got a dossier if they have any sort of online presence at all. I bet you think you don’t, but if you’re reading this, you know me, so they definitely have you in their crosshairs too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is, as long as you don’t go too far, they would rather just keep watching. Of course, if you suddenly ‘radicalize’ by plotting violence, or maybe worse, disappear from the Web, don’t be surprised if that generic panel van parked on your street is full of feds with heat tracing cameras and parabolic mics. These are scary times…it makes sense. Sort of. In hugely Orwellian fashion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jamie Gray|Musician and Writer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I suppose I should worry. I talk a lot about revolution and rebellion. I DO think the government sucks. But I’d never condone violence, except in self-defense. And I’d never advocate for a coup. I think we SHOULD overturn our government…from inside. Through VOTES and legislation and policy. Kick the moneychangers out of the temple of democracy, so to speak. Voting and peaceful protest. Through free speech, empathy and kindness, educating people to see the corruption that is right in front of them, and show them how to be a part of the solution rather than a victim of a system that pretends to care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m not a threat to anybody’s safety. I’m an advocate for a better America. One that takes care of the little guy…and the victim. An America like they told us about in Civics class. Do they even teach Civics anymore? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most importantly, I’m not a threat to the status quo. Nobody actually listens to me. I’m just a crazy old guy on a couch, with a guitar, a remote control, and a lot of ideas. If I ask my followers to do anything, most of them might get around to doing something.\u00a0
If it’s not too hard or uncomfortable.
Someday. Soon, for sure.
One of my favorite songs puts it best:\u00a0
“I’d start a revolution…
…If I could get up in the morning”.\u00a0
~ Aimee Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for reading to the end. Please #Vote. ~jg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d Start a Revolution (If I Could Get Up in the Morning)\u201d Aimee Allen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aimee Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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