On Monday, July 26, 2004, at 08:00 am, RARA-AVIS Digest
wrote:
>
> Looking through old posts, and I saw
this.
>
> Was there ever a reply to this question? Is
something like
>
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/03/25/letter_london.html
what
> you're
> interested in, Mark?
>
> Andrew
>
>
Thanks for posting that link, Andrew - interesting stuff
there.
This country is suffering a paranoia which focuses on street
crime
(which is supposed to be growing, though the evidence is
uncertain), foreigners (carelessly known as "probably illegal
immigrants") and terrorism. Not perhaps so different from the
USA?
Yes, there are cctv cameras everywhere in London, from major
road junctions to quite small shops like my local newsagent.
The technology of course is if-y, but it comforts some
people. And there are those in government who insist that we
will all have to carry identity cards as soon as they can get
the technology together. If they do. The relevant politician
said we will have to pay for our own; I seem to recall that a
sum equivalent to about US$135 was mentioned - an interesting
thought.
Interesting times - in the Chinese sense.
1984 lives.
I may be
going Anarchist.
Marianne
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