There's nothing I can do about this. That's the big issue. I want to say that I could rise up against our government, and gather a bunch of followers to my cause. I'd like to say that I could build a protest, that shook the very core of our nation and changed things. But, I can't actually do that. I'm a mentally unstable, beyond poverty individual. I live my entire life off the charity of others because I can't actually hold a job and the like. What this means, is that were I to raise an army of people, and fight against this, with the information that they have mined on me, I would immediately be discredited. I would have my entire following of like minded people turned against me on the grounds that I am mentally unstable. I couldn't go places to gather people as I lack the funds to do so, and all I can do is ***** about it on the internet. What's worse, is that after it all fails, I will be arrested on grounds of public disorder. Charged for numerous crimes, and disappear off the face of the earth because I tried.
This is how most people that aren't drowned out by apathy feel. Not fear of terrorism, fear of government backlash. When someone that puts all the info out for the world to see, gets allegations of treason? Treason is still punishable by death. This is the sad reality that we live in. This is the sad case of the country that I live in.
I want to leave. I want to follow the advice of many people who say "You don't like it? Get the fuck out!" because I feel like my opinion and how I'm personally affected doesn't matter anymore. This PRISM thing does affect me. Personally. I have a very strong desire to learn damn near everything I can, and I am personally probably on more than a few government watch lists for things like "How to build a nuclear bomb" being in my search history, tied to my google account, and things like downloading the Anarchist Cookbook. Does this mean I am a terrorist? No. It's pure curiosity, and I feel that one of these pieces of knowledge might come in handy one day. If someone fired a nuke, and it landed right in front of me, somehow without having the impact set the trigger off (Maybe it's a timer.) guess what? I actually know how to completely disarm a nuclear warhead, with the only damage being done to me, is that I will probably be sterile for a few years. God only knows when something that I know will come back and save everyone. (Totally unlikely scenario, but hey, good to know if that does happen, I can save millions of people)
So yeah. I'm furious about this. I shouldn't have to feel like I need to be careful because I am on a government watch list. (I've started using TOR lately, and am probably going to be switching my email accounts. I've stopped using Google all the time, and have almost fully swapped to DuckDuckGo for searches. But sadly these habits aren't fully ingrained in my habits yet.)
The point of sad bit of rambling is this. If I could do something, I would. If I could leave the country, and live my life elsewhere as a way of showing my disdain for the government, I would be on the next flight. But I don't have any job skills, I have massive amounts of debt, and I have plenty of mental issues that make me nothing but a burden upon any country I reside in. I'm quite possibly not alone in this either. Because a protest against this will only teach the government one thing. Be more careful next time.
I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. And I am not alone.
Oh yeah, and also, so many people have so much apathy to this thing it's incredible. Seriously. The media sweeping it under the rug. The government witch hunt. Which celebrity is marrying whom. This place is the worst. I swear. (Lucky me. I just so happen to be residing in what I feel is the worst state of this terrible country. Also, I called this country terrible. I'm a terrorist now according to a lot of Americans.)
/incomprehensible rant