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One of the issues that many in
Western civilization face in the modern world is the lack of moderation when it
comes to technology. Technology can indeed be a wonderful thing. We can now
keep track of events around the world in real time, we can do research on any
given topic from nearly anywhere in the world, and we can keep up with and play
games with friends and family from the other side of the room or the other side
of the planet. Unfortunately, too many people take the use of modern technology
to far.
We have went from using our phones
to make simple calls to use them to play games, take photos, browse the
internet, and make calls. Those things aren’t necessarily bad, however, too
many people seem to spend their lives glued to their devices and not making
human contact.
A new technology is surfacing in the
world of high tech, this new device is the unmanned wireless air craft known as
drones. Like any other kind of tool, its popularity and success depends upon it
use. Drones are being planned for commercial service. According to money.cnn.com,
Domino’s Pizza is in the process of using drones for delivery. Likewise, www.computerworld.com tells us that Amazon
is planning to use drones to deliver packages that are 5 pounds or less in 30
minutes or less. Unfortunately, until the FAA approves the use of unmanned
wireless air craft, you will just have to wait until at least Dec 31 of 2015 to
have your new tablet and pizza to land on your door step by a drone.
One the other hand, as the science fiction
movies and history has told us, big government will never pass up an
opportunity to use technology against its own people to further an agenda. The
proof that the Obama administration is targeting conservative groups is now
overwhelming. Breitbart.com tell us about of the IRS targeting right-leaning
groups for IRS surveillance and monitoring websites, group activities, and any
public information wherever it is available. It has also been documented that
through “bad metadata’ innocent lives have been lost”.
I’m sure that the United States
Government doesn’t want to target American citizens by using drones to search,
locate, gather information and, if necessary, eliminate the possible hazard.
The use of drones by the U.S. Government to locate threats to America is an
idea most Americans can support, however, what would the government classify as
threats to national security?
Mrconservative.com tells us that
Attorney General Eric Holder said in a speech last year that American citizens
who pose an “imminent threat of violent attack” may be targeted, although the
“violent attack” isn’t specific. According to The Washington Times, the
Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about
“rightwing extremist activity” including those against Obama and disgruntled
war veterans. Does this mean the Government will be using drones to locate and
spy on and eliminate the “right-wing threat”?
Drones are not all bad. Like any
other tool, it’s all how it’s used. Drones can also help police, guard the
boarders, monitoring irrigation on farms, helping to sell real estate and
locating lost hikers. Embracing technology, even for older people, can be and
should be a good.
Drones can be a wonderful tool for convenience
and information if we can just keep it that way. If drones are allowed to do quick delivery
any one can get a fresh, hot pizza with 30 minutes without the delivery boy. As long as certain people in the government
and companies can use drones safely and productively, we can experience the
convenience and not the mayhem.
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