Hi, everyone!
Alice, I didn’t notice the full moon last night. I also like such clear moon in winter because of its great brilliance.
Alice, I, too, use Co-op every week and I like original menu.( I love umebishio, or sweetened ume paste) I’d like to eat daikon mochi someday.
So, see you next. Have a good weekend.
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Hi, everyone!!!
How are you doing?
I went to Cosmos’ place to attend Jonathan’s discussion meeting in the morning. When Sunflower and I arrived, Azalea and Magnolia were already sitting at the table and chatting about something. Then, probably, 10 or 15 minutes later, Jonathan rushed in.
We started to discuss the DVD video, although not all the attendants except Jonathan had seen all the segments of the video, which consists of three chapters each of which comprise several different parts.
Thereby, our talks got inconsistent, and, sort of, incongruous. Jonathan emphasized the One World concept and the implantation of microchips into individuals, and wanted to know our thoughts concerning that idea. Of course chips are implanted by the order of the government (in the form of a law) to get some personal information of each individual, which implies that the government controls all the individuals for its own interests and purposes, probably, in order to search for suspicious human beings when terrorist attacks have taken place.
As far as I am concerned, the implantation of a microchip to track down to get information about who I am is not something that I have to be fussy about. Jonathan said the FBI might arrest suspects who were not guilty, since they would tend to rely (only) on the information they got from the chips (because it is easier, isn’t it, oh, they are a bunch of lazy boys). It is totalitarianism, isn’t it?
There was a revelation, or a, sort of, confession, maybe, while we were having lunch, which was beautifully prepared by Cosmos. (She kindly bought two trout sushi cakes and made very tasty sandwiches for us.) But we all made a promise that we would not tell this to anybody else.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 30. It is likely that we will have another exciting discussion.
Talk to you again tomorrow, my lovely friends.
Dear Cherry and friends,
Hi. How is everything?
It seems you talked about serious issues, Plum. I don't want to have a microchip in the body. I don't want to be tracked down.
I've heard about the technology. One of our teachers told us. His field is operations research which literally originates from military operations. According to him, the same technology used for microchips will be developed to find land mines and remove them. Each piece of chips is a small computer which, if a bunch of chips work together, has enough power to communicate with the main computer nearby. If it finds a mine, it sends a message to the nearest chip which sends to the next chip. The message is relayed.
The implantation of microchips into goods and products shelved in supermarkets was news some years ago. Once we go through a sensor or something like that, our shopping is done.
I read a record of a lecture delivered by a feminist political researcher, Cynthia Enloe. She insists how our life is deeply militarized. If we look at a small things like sneakers, we can see not only globalization which exploits the Third World, but also the militarization of these countries. I was convinced by her argument because we can list many examples such as microchips you talked about, the GPS (Global Positioning System), that is, navigation system I depend on, and so forth. The GPS is convenient but we are watched. The system can track wandering old people or salespeople who visit clients by car.
Wow, my topic reaches nowhere.
Sorry for the incongruity.
Have a good weekend.
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