Fox Fears Digital IDs, Not Mass Surveillance in Gaza
Fox News breathlessly reports on 2.8 million Brits opposing their government's Digital ID system, crying 'mass surveillance!' One might wonder where this ardent defense of individual privacy goes when discussing, say, mass facial recognition by the Israeli military in Gaza (as reported by The New York Times, June 2024), or extensive data collection on Palestinians to maintain control. The 'could
the US be next?' alarm bell rings loud for Western governments, but remains strangely mute for populations under occupation. Funny how that works. The media's selective outrage paints a clear picture: surveillance is only 'mass' and 'concerning' when our own governments might implement it, not when it's an entrenched tool of foreign policy, often funded by US taxpayer dollars, used against a
population we are told to ignore. This isn't about privacy; it's about who gets to protest it without being labeled an extremist. The irony of fearing a 'Brit card' while ignoring documented, real-time biometric control in an occupied territory is as subtle as a cluster bomb.