more on Your people are growing increasingly worried about a 'police state.' For such an educated audience,

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Ng Pheng Siong <ngps () netmemetic com>
Date: August 6, 2004 11:48:14 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: Ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Your people are growing increasingly worried 
about a 'police state.' For such an educated audience,

On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 04:59:13AM -0400, David Farber wrote:
> For instance:
> 1. Now we have to show our IDs to travel by airplane. And I understand,
> that we will soon be forced to show our IDs when traveling on trains
> and busses. How is this any different from the former Soviet Union or
> China (before the current "liberal" government) where one had to show
> one's internal passport to travel?

Dave,

This reminds me of a song by Hong Kong singer George Lam published 
around
the time Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Loosely translated, a
phrase from the song goes: "There will be trains and buses and there 
will
be taxis, but perhaps we will be asked 'what for?' when we travel."

Cheers.

--
Ng Pheng Siong <ngps () netmemetic com>

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