An Everlasting Emergency

So The Beast walks into Parliament and announces that he is repealing the Emergency Law. Well, not so much "repealing" as much as "not renewing it."

But anyway.. YAY! Loud Cheers!! And the clinking of glasses.

But it was all oddly subdued. Very oddly.

Because - just like everything else this government has done - it was just an eyewash.

The Beast said in his speech that during the Emergency declared by him and his brothers, there was no censorship of the press/media. How wonderful. How unique. How true. How TOTALLY FUCKING INACCURATE!

Who needs government censorship when any reporter who didn't toe the official line was threatened with death, attacked or "disappeared", or simply killed.

So.. Anyway..

The Emergency Act will not be renewed. How awesome. But the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will still remain in force.

The PTA which already allows for 90% of what was allowed under the Emergency Laws. The PTA which is being "strengthened" with more legislation that will basically erase any difference between it and the Emergency Act. Well, any difference except one - you don't have to vote to extend the PTA every month.

So, we are being fed a nice, sugar-coated line of bullshit.

We are told to be happy that the Emergency Act is repealed. When all that is happening is that it is getting a revamp, and a booster shot of steroids so that we have it indefinitely, but under another name.

But we're told to be happy. That's a good thing isn't it?