America is like 1984 Do you think America is like 1984? NSA wiretapping, spying on American citizens, etc. Are there real parallels or is it too...

It is a question of
extremes that you are asking - certainly the world of this dystopian novel cannot be completely
compared to America today, but I wonder whether we are sliding gently, slowly, and unobtrusively
more and more towards it, especially in the light of recent security alerts. Sacrificing
individual freedom such as privacy in the light of terrorist attacks can very easily slip into
something much more pervasive and controlling. But maybe I am just being
paranoid!