Iskra - A Pig In Every Home lyrics

Civil liberties painstakingly fought for and won Dismantled under a façade of 'national security Relinquishing laws that protect our privacy A disregard for human rights; a failed democracy Cameras on every street corner to survey the public City streets under 24 hour surveillance Police now decide what information may be disclosed A monopoly of control with no accountability The media claims people who don't break laws Will 'feel safe' under scrutiny The right wing think tanks claim 'criminals' Can be identified visually Employers can now record workers on camera without knowledge or consent Employee behavior scrutinized by reviewing video documents Employers can read employees' emails and listen to phone calls Employee life is micromanaged by invasive surveillance tactics Police can now set up roadblocks without just cause or warrant Immigrants without a license can be screened and deported Roadblocks veiled as driving safety, pretext for accumulation of information Regional licenses now reference a central database throughout the nation Automated surveillance that can search for and identify a specific face This technology exists and is used on the streets today Cooperation with 'security measures': expanding their powers of control Video documentation and audio recordings: to supplement corporate data Electronic mapping devices to confirm a person's movement Enforced travel restrictions allowance for complete visual recall Individual liberty; a concept of the past Cop entries without warrant or consent Email tracing, telephone taps Terrorizing people of foreign descent Special IDs, deportations and imprisonment Fascistic initiatives to ensure power to the ruling caste Infiltration / deportation / more cops / more jails More lies / more crime / more poverty / more violence Infiltration / deportation / more cops / more jails The pigs in every home: a nightmare of control