SICKURITY Kain Schwarz Dear ladies and gentlemen, A wonderful good evening. You are listening to Radio:Sickurity and this is - as always - Kain Schwarz: on the microphone for you. "Dear ladies and gentlemen." "Ladies and gentlemen." German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): "Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I wish you all, because i have not yet seen most of you, once again a happy and healthy new year." Ladies and gentlemen, the question remains: quo vadis - State? Federal Minister of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): "Despite all difficulties and problems, Germany is in comparison to other countries and even to earlier times, a quite prosperous and secure land. We live in freedom and unity as part of the European family of people, valued as an associate partner of the whole world. Who, ladies and gentlemen, in 1949 would have thought it to be likely or even possible, that the federal republic of germany would develop to the community that it is today." German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): "We have spoken very openly about that with all the positive data, the consent of the citizens is not there, that doubt exists, that questions are being asked and that there's a high level of scepticism. And this scepticism is certainly one to the fact that we have also taken a whole series of tough measures." Politicians from the opposition: "The German parliament has not been addressed in regard to this important question." "...and in so far I must object the colleagues here, the procedure was not so very democratic." German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): "But these are not the kind of things that are to be discussed, these are the things you have to do!" A short excerpt from a movie: F: you don't answer phone, you do not call back ... D: because I no longer speak with you, ok? F: and why do you no longer speak with me? D: Why not? Do you want a list? How about that for example: you are spying on me! You are following me, you drag my friend out of the car ... F: I thought he wasn't your boyfriend ... D: Well he is not my boyfriend! F: But that was ever different. D: God! this is ... F: Shut up! D: You are really an asshole! F: Fair enough ... I'm sorry! 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Schäubletten have, of course, no risks or side effects. Kain Schwarz Yes my ladies and gentlemen! You're listening to Radio:Sickurity with tonight's special issue: 'security'. We have a very unusual guest in the studio tonight and that's the space-cadet FooBar from the grid square 23:42, of the planetary clutter at C-Terra. Dear Mr. FooBar, what has brought you into this region? FooBar I come from a planet which exercises complete mind control, and have come to your planet solely to explain that your species is on the best path to achieving the same thing soon. I will give an example: Since the year 2005, of your calculation of times, employees of an authority called the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, have spied on private computers in Germany ... And all that without a legal basis. Kain Schwarz Well tell me Mr. Schäuble, is that true? And if it is, how did it come to this? Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): "All of those responsible for this operation, ... the presidents of Federal Office of Criminal Investigation, as well as the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the general federal prosecutors, all experts say that the terrorists are increasingly communicate using the Internet. And also by having access to computers. This no longer works with Emails in the way you might imagine. And that is why we need this possibility, in closely reasoned exceptional cases, to have access to personal computers. This requires a legal basis - so far we have done it without one ..." A short excerpt from a movie (full of suspense): No! Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): "This requires a legal basis - so far we have done it without one ..." A short excerpt from a movie (full of suspense): No! Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): And I believe that it is correct if we listen to those who do the work and who today also show that they do good work. A short excerpt from a movie (full of suspense): Yes, the eternal flames of Doom are ubiquitous to devour our souls. We know the path of the righteous people. Yes, we know the prayer of the righteous people. Kain Schwarz Well yes that is really something ... this is really outrageous ... So if you think more precise about it, this is actually ... in a constitutional state such as Germany is actually quite an impudence if I may say so ... Mr FooBar Yes, you could probably say so. Especially since the online searches by these so-called officers for the protection of the constitution, were secret, that is, without prior notice, through the data cable which connects the computer to the Internet directly to the private hard drive, on which many people have their intimate data and pictures stored. In your terrestrial legal system, this constitutes a massive encroachment on the fundamental rights of citizens. A legal expert - a certain Professor Peter-Alexis Albrecht once said in a TV interview: Professor Peter-Alexis Albrecht (legal expert): "This is organised adverseness against the constitution, if you will. Of course, all under the disguise of goodwill. They want to protect the safety, you will optimize the security and then everything is possible." Mr FooBar Yes, quite crass, isn't it? The concerned do not suspect that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution secretly rummages around in their private data. Unlike a police investigation, which requires a judicial decision, and the citizen has the possibility to call a lawyer in, there is no possibility to protest against the secret online searches by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, simply in absence of any knowledge about it. At this point we would like to quote the member of the Bundestag and former federal judge - Wolfgang Nešković: Wolfgang Nešković (Die Linke, former party of democratic socialism, member of the Bundestag and former federal judge): "We are talking about a violation of the constitutional law. Those who have acted here are abnegators of the constitutional state because they have violated a fundamental rule of our constitutional state. Because an encroachment in fundamental rights, and this is a serious encroachment in fundamental rights, we must always have a legal basis first." Kain Schwarz How could it come to that? The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution most certainly did not act without authority in this operation, or how do you see this, Mr FooBar? Mr FooBar No, Mr Schwarz, here the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Mr. Fromm sent a request to the Ministry of the Interior in Berlin, and the former Minister of the Interior, Mr Schily, instructed his state secretary to compose a standing instruction which he then signed. That was in March 2005. Thus the whole issue went past the Parliament and made it possible for the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution to execute the secret online searches.. Kain Schwarz Well this was really cleverly threaded. That Otto Schily ... a fox! Otto Schily (former Federal Minister of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany, SPD): "In my ministry, anyone can do what I want." An excerpt from a TV feature: That's how he saw things - "In my ministry" "either you will govern as a minister, or you will be governed" he once said, only to make clear "I govern!" Joschka Fischer (former Federal Foreign Minister, The Green Party): He was really terribly authoritarian. Joschka Fischer, an old companion of Schily Gerhard Schröder (former German Chancellor, SPD): He is just himself and, as such, successful. As the red Sheriff, Schily used to keep the right flank clean for Chancellor Schröder. His security laws are also referred to as "Otto Catalogue". Schily had once addressed terrorists, saying 'if they loved death, they could have it'. Phrases that are unsettling - but not for Schily, who doesn't provoke just in jest, not he. He believes in Himself, the Basic Constitutional Law, and in Otto Schily. Otto Schily (former Federal Minister of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany, SPD): Is there someone among you who surpasses me in years? Professor Peter-Alexis Albrecht (legal expert): We have reached a state in which the legal executives represent an omnipotence in this state that no longer has has a constitutional conscience. In its seeming quest for security they actually destroy all the fundamental rights that used to be sacred to this Republic. Mathias Richling (cabaret artist): For weeks and weeks because of the G8 summit, Mr Schäuble perpetrates one attack after another on the Basic Constitutional Law. Of course, he bombs everything to pieces. Fence and raids and demonstration ban and barbed wire, Germany, turns into the home front, do you understand? Of course! At the G8 summit militant opponents of the global economy meet Mr Schäuble, the militant opponent of the Constitution. Yes yes, yes excuse me ... the people are perhaps the sovereign, that may be, but we are being locked out, understand? We have nothing to say ... We barely have a constitutional democracy. What do we have? our rights are all getting curtailed. Kain Schwarz Now ... we do know that this standing instruction was duly forwarded to the parliamentary control committee in July 2005. Mr FooBar That is correct. However, the men in charge lacked the expertise to recognize the explosiveness of this document. We shall quote Hans-Christian Ströbele and Hans-Peter Uhl... Hans-Christian Ströbele (member of the parliamentary control committee of the secret services, Green Party): Alone the idea that a secret service can creep into the computer which is standing on my desk via the phone, this idea I didn't develop until the end of 2006, when I have heard that it had been applied in criminal proceedings. Hans-Peter Uhl (spokesman for domestic policy of the CDU/CSU faction, a member of the parliamentary control committee of the secret services, CSU): So as a lawyer and non-technician, non-IT specialist, I do not understand what this means in detail and what the services should be authorized to do. Reporter Oh great! ... But you must understand it. Hans-Peter Uhl: So it is. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): The term Online search is understood in different ways, that is true. It is understood both, the telecommunications ... the traffic, as well as the search inside the systems themselves, because the technical development is so - but here we have to ask the Internet experts more precisely - that my amateurish idea that the Internet was sort of like a modern telephone system, just isn't right any longer. And that's why you need ... if you want you can also ask Mr. Fromm in more detail, he understands it a little better ... (to Mr Fromm) precisely you will probably not know it either, nor would it be good if the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution would be an online expert ... There are experts for that. Kain Schwarz: Interesting! Our political leaders are apparently not very proficient in terms of IT. Well we should take a closer look at this, because politicians who legislate should at least have dealt a little with the matter ... shouldn't they, dear children? An excerpt from a TV feature: Kids reporter: Do you have a computer? Hans-Christian Ströbele (member of the parliamentary control committee of the secret services, Green Party): Yes. Unfortunately, yes, but "He" and I don't agree sometimes, and we have very different opinions and then the whole thing doesn't work so well. Jürgen Westerwelle (Free Democratic Party, FDP): Well for me a computer is more like a very simple instrument, like a hammer or a nail. Kids reporter: Do you also use the Internet? Peter Struck (Chairman of the SPD faction, SPD): Ahum, even that. Hans-Christian Ströbele Well, so far i have used the Internet once or twice. Brigitte Zypries (federal minister of justice, SPD): I am not someone who plays around on the Internet, but I always have specific questions (issues) and then I look where I find the answer. Michael Glos (Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, CSU): I just connect to the Internet if I need search for something specific. Press cuttings from long ago or so. Kids reporter: Did you pick yourself a starting page yet? Hans-Christian Ströbele (member of the parliamentary control committee of the secret services, Green Party): No, I don't even know what that is. Kids reporter: Please name a couple of different browsers which there are. Brigitte Zypries (Federal Minister of Justice, SPD): Browser... what is a browser again? Peter Struck (Chairman of the SPD faction, SPD): I don't know. Hans-Christian Ströbele (member of the parliamentary control committee of the secret services, Green Party): All I know is that there are people who have developed a program with which you can find things by entering search words, but I never do it. Kids reporter: (Ok, but if he hardly uses the computer, then the other questions can actually be thrown out.) Hans-Christian Ströbele (member of the parliamentary control committee of the secret services, Green Party): Exactly ... I have a homepage, but I can not operate it at all and I myself also don't edit anything, instead I do have employees who are much younger than I am. Peter Struck (Chairman of the SPD faction, SPD): So do you have your own homepage? Kids reporter: Well I've designed one once ... by myself ... I took a course where I have learned how to do it. Editor: We urgently recommend coaching sessions. Peter Struck (Chairman of the SPD faction, SPD): Yes... she can go *** herself. Kain Schwarz: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this was an an enlightening experience. You are still live on air at Radio:Sickurity with the topic security. According to these findings of rich consequence I could now use a glass of water. I think we play a little music ... The Department - "Networked". Ladies and gentlemen, stay tuned. 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Whether I know everything that we know, I do not know, but I know, of course: None of us knows something he does not know. A short excerpt from a movie: I know no longer what I know... A song playing on the radio: There's just one place for me - near you It's like heaven to be - near you Kain Schwarz: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, let us recap once again: the parliamentary control committee knew not what that standing order was about in detail and thus did not stop it. Mr FooBar - be so good and read out the contents of the same. Mr FooBar: The secret monitoring and other reconnoitring of the Internet, and particularly the covert attend of its communication facilities or search for them, and the secret access to IT systems using technical means. Kain Schwarz Yes ... seems completely clear for me. The secret access to IT systems using technical means. This is really not hard to understand, my dear ladies and gentlemen, is it? However ... in the course of the following federal election, the whole issue went under. The standing order maintained, however, it's validity and thus could the secret services carry out their concealed work. In autumn 2006, the issue back to the language. The new Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble officially requested financial resources for the online searches. These are, of course, to be approved by the Bundestag and then it stood out to some members of the parliament, that there was something wrong. Gisela Piltz (interior and local political spokesperson for the FDP faction, FDP): For the first time I became actively when seven months earlier, the Federal Interior Minister launched a programme to strengthen internal security, because he in fact had called for more funding for the so-called online searches; And here we were perplexed and said, online search... there is no legal basis for that. Mr FooBar Exactly! The Federal Court announced on 31 January 2007, that the covert online searches in absence of a basis for authority are inadmissible ... which means in plain English: strictly forbidden! This did not prevent Schäuble, to let his data collectors continue their work. Now it dawned on the members of the Parliamentary Control Committee, what appeared to have escaped their notice. Unfortunately, too late and they may not talk about it either, as they are obliged to silence. Wolfgang Nešković (Die Linke, former party of democratic socialism, member of the Bundestag and former federal judge): The parliamentary control committee is a joke, it is a placebo for the public. The public is misled because it is make believe that this committee will be in a position to control. Control always includes the possibility to sanction, that is to punish and we can not punish them. We can not publically talk about what we have learned; and if you take scandal and the knowledge of a scandal in the grave, the public does not benefit from that and therefore the control does not function. Professor Peter-Alexis Albrecht (legal expert): It's a bunch of honourable people who are overwhelmed and not in a position to monitor and control the extent of the abuse of executive power. Kain Schwarz On request by a television station, Schäuble did not, however, want to comment on the matter. Camera team A short statement to the online search? Mr minister Schäuble, short statement to the online search? Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): No, we are now involved with the European refugee policy. Camera team: Why have you allowed the online investigation? Kain Schwarz In april 2007, the online searches were temporarily stopped by Minister Schäuble. Besides that, effort was made in playing down the whole issue by pointing out that only about a dozen online searches had been conducted. Wolfgang Nešković (Die Linke, former party of democratic socialism, member of the Bundestag and former federal judge): How many cases actually occur is not the key issue. The crucial question is: are you ready to act according to the basic rules of law or not, and in this case this did not happen. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) One can not say, oh, this is not so bad; A little something thrown away here, and there someone jostled, drove on the pavement here, and parked in the third row there ... All in accordance with the motto: everything is not so bad. It's all not in accordance with the law and who once tolerates violations of laws, can afterwards not explain why it is bad at some point, and eventually not so bad at another point. Therfore: zero tolerance in questions of internal security ladies and gentlemen. A short excerpt from a movie: that's how freedom goes under - with thunderous applause! Kain Schwarz Well, ladies and gentlemen, the clandestine visit on your personal computer is still imminent. Schäuble will even change the Constitution, to obtain the right to secretly spy out. A short excerpt from a movie: In order to provide overall security and stability, the Republic will be transformed into the first galactic empire. For the welfare and benefit of a stable and secure society. Professor Peter-Alexis Albrecht (legal expert): The bad thing is, that the policy has lost its respect for the Constitution. If the Constitutional Court tilts five or six laws within the recent years, then the policy is not humble and says: "We have made a mistake", but the policy is trying to adjust the legal situation until it fits their absurd optic of the world. And that is the constitutional snafu (mess), that the constitutional court says: "here the basic legal limit is reached", and the active executive has nothing else in mind as to level the legal situation to their (the policy's) absurdity. This is criminal constitutional abuse, this is organised crime against the Constitution. Song of the party (By Louis-Fürnberg, 1950, used by the East German state party SED as hymn of praise.) The party, the party, it is always right! And, comrades, let's leave it at that.; For anyone who fights for the right He is always right. Against lies and exploitation. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): But the policy must ensure that the possibilities which the European unification provides us with, are not to be abused by people, who mean to do evil. In an open and liberal Europe, we need to jointly combat criminals and terrorists. This requires the cooperation of the national polices, and the exchange of data and information. And we have made decisive progress in the domestic politics that I am accountable for. Padellun (FoeBuD, BigBrotherAwards, Art d’Ameublement): Yes, to act nefariously is always possible. So now I did not find out exactly, whether there is a ban for car dealers, on selling cars to bank robbers... We must make it clear that the digital society must guarantee digital freedoms. We must be very aware that networks may be used by criminals. That sounds very funny now, but they must be used by criminals because otherwise free people can not use the networks either. And that evil must be fought at the point where it will actually take place, So not only the appointment but the real, truely evil events, such as the bank robbery, the money handover, the child abuse, must be identified and sanctioned by the judiciary. But it is not possible, that things which need to be free, so that a democracy can exist, that we virtually prohibit them or make impossible. Kain Schwarz Thank you, Padeluun! it was also highest time, or Mr Schäuble? Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): I believe we must convince the public in Germany of the need to react appropriately to the terrorist threat, That is my job, I know that this is not always met with approval. But I do have the responsibility to say: The situation is serious, we are all part of the terrorist ... uh... object of the terrorist threat. A short excerpt from a movie: Child: This is scary! Man: No, that's crazy! (laughs) I now go into the kitchen, I'll make me a sandwich, this gives me safety, such a sandwich, which is pretty normal. exactly ... it's crazy ... A sandwich means being at home, in safety. Means security, safety ... where is the ...? Out! out with you, you halluzination! Child: Do I have a nightmare, maybe? Mann: No, no you do not have a nightmare, boy, because you don't even exist. I am having a nightmare, right? Because I'm having a nervous breakdown. However, it is my first one and I am not so good at this. But I am sure that I am dreaming, you hear me? I dream, dream, dream! OK? Child: I don't think that this is a dream. Kain Schwarz No, ladies and gentlemen - this is not a dream. FooBar The child is right, indeed! Kain Schwarz At this point I would like to say good-bye to my studio guest, the space-cadet FooBar from the grid square 23:42, of the planetary clutter at C-Terra. Thank you for having come to our studio and I hope that you will have a safe journey home... Have a look into rearview mirror every now and then ... who knows, who might be close on your heels now. Mr FooBar Hahaha ... Yes, thank you Mr. Schwarz. And all the best for you and all other humanoid carbon units. It was nice here with you. Kain Schwarz And the online searches are only a small part of a comprehensive monitoring concept... An excerpt from a TV feature: The plan is an increasingly close meshed network of new surveillance authorizations. For example, the widespread storage of all available biometric data, so that the police can access it at any time. Data that make us distinctive, so that we can be discovered and identified by special cameras; exactly that which Schäuble had always excluded. Even our fingerprints are now stored, nationwide, and in any place, although it was originally just about the counterfeiting security of our passports. Breach of promise also with the toll data, which Schäuble, contrary to all assurances, now also wants to use for tracking purposes. Criticism of the legislative plans ... too much security - too little freedom? Bundesinnenminister Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): A debate which in Germany is characterised by a lack of substance and a sufficient degree of uninformed excitement. Kain Schwarz Let us ask the Deputy Chairman of the CDU / CSU Parliamentary Faction for the areas of interior, justice, displaced persons, refugees, sports, art, culture and media. Wolfgang Bosbach. Host: By what measures would the limit of the rule of law in your opinion be exceeded, Where do you say this is going somewhat too far? Wolfgang Bosbach (Deputy Chairman of the CDU / CSU Parliamentary Faction, CDU): That would be the case if individual rights are being violated. When if, for example, the right to informational self-determination would be violated. If human dignity is violated. Nobody has the intention to establish a surveillance state in Germany. Mrs Pau (The Left Party) is certainly more familiar with the matter of surveillance state than I am. I can always say that we have just abolished a surveillance state on German soil (this is a good thing) and no one here considers setting up a surveillance state, not even Mr Schäuble. Original footage: Walter Ulbricht (1961 State Council Chairman of the GDR): Nobody has any intention of building a wall. Hans-Ulrich Jörges, (Mitglied der Chefredaktion der Illustrierten Stern): The police takes samples of the body odour of G8 opponents. What is going on in the country? That of course, recalls the methods of the Stasi, the Stasi has invented that. And you can still see them in a Stasi museum today, because these odour samples are still on display. For me it speaks of the monstrous delusions of a dictatorship, and that in a democratic system, the people in positions of responsibility do not see which kind of parallels they produce, makes me upset. I have the feeling that the security organs are at panic stations, at least more and more fuses are blown. Terror allegations, raids, a terrifying metal fence drawn around Heiligendamm, miles and miles of security zones, warships on the See, road blocks and now even body odour samples against demonstrators. It is now time for a revolt against the security mania. The government itself delivers the State as concept of the enemy, and in the best ways, with the best justifications, looking at odour samples and Stasi memories. You can smell, to remain in the picture, that which is initiated on the government side. This crazy State, we must prevent and we as a media must also set the limits. I for my part am determined to do so. Kain Schwarz Hans-Ulrich Jörges, a member of the Editorial Board for the magazine Stern ... is going up steeply! And whom have we here? Colonel General Werner Grossmann, successor to the longtime head of the main administration reconnaissance (HVA) of the Stasi, Markus Wolf ... Well now it's becoming exciting ... Colonel General Werner Grossmann (former head of the main administration reconnaissance (HVA) of the Ministry for State Security, GDR): If I see with GDR-eyes, what in this matter is being done in the Federal Republic, alone with all the surveillance cameras which are standing around everywhere, it has in this extent never existed before, has it? So you can not justify that with the fight against terrorism. Kain Schwarz Hahaha ... so who would have thought ... unbelievable ... wonderful! What is it with the data retention? A short excerpt from a TV feature: The Federal Constitutional Court has repeatedly said in several judgments that personal data may not be stored for as yet undetermined purposes without cause. And that the policy still does this now, means that it is knowingly accepting a violation of the Constitution; And I would say this is breaking the constitutional law. The government, despite several clear rulings of the Constitutional Court is determined to save the data of 80 million Germans for tracking purposes. Thus the police can be present at any time. Knows everything ... With whom we are talking, to whom we write, wherever we are. Thomas Dehler (FDP, 1949 - appeal to the opponents of the Basic Law): Who says no to this Constitution, is violating his role and his duty in this hour. God - each of us has to carp about what is in this Constitution, as if were about this, as if it were a matter of articles, as if it weren't a matter of guiding our people out of it's downfall. Irresponsible is he who says no to this Constitution. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): Can you please get these people here off my neck? Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU): In future it will be feasible for all member states of the European Union, to access DNA and fingerprint files, and to vehicle registration data of the other member states, in an automated procedure. Therefore we must of course also strengthen the European Police Office Europol. This also succeeded in the recent months. Since May there is an information portal at Europol through which the authorities can exchange information on monitoring and analysis of terrorist activities on the internet. The European security authorities may also access the data for the purposes of prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist or other serious offences. The European border agency Frontex will be able to resort to a pool of aircrafts, helicopters, ships and surveillance equipment which the other Member States will temporarily make available. A short excerpt from a movie: Woman: They knew everything about me. They knew what I eat, what I drink which movies I like. They knew where come from, they knew which brand of cigarettes I used to smoke. And everything they know, they know they have found it on the Internet ... I don't know, but my credit cards - our whole life is running on the computer and they knew me they can simply let me disappear. No one would care, no one would understand it ... Nobody would care two hoots about it. Man: Everything is going to be alright. Kain Schwarz Boy oh boy, that is going to be something ... it is getting cold in Europe - keep yourself dressed warmly. Yes ladies and gentlemen, that was radio sickurity with a feature on security. I hope you had a lot of fun on the device. And do not live in fear and discourage, as our politicians do, who obviously fear the sky could fall on their head. Please tune in again next time, when it's time to welcome you to radio i:property. This is a frog. And that is a bowl with hot water. If I now put the frog into the hot water, it will immediately jump out... logical - it does indeed hurt. If I put it into cold water, it remains seated. If the temperature is now slowly increased, the frog does not notice it and when the water boils, the frog is already dead. Advanced societies have a similar capacity of reaction as a frog in hot water. If you let them get used to slowly changing circumstances, they do not notice that too much. In our society for example the surveillance is increasing. Well, this is not good, because someone who feels being watched, behaves differently than someone who is not being observed. You make not as much use of your civil rights and liberties to the extent as you would do it anonymously, which, for example, restricts the freedom of expression. In order not to negatively stand out, more and more people gradually adjust to the norm. Within a society, the dissidents and originals would be slowly extinct. This uniformed society would no longer be able to mentally and socially develop. That would increase intolerance and the ability to innovate would wither. That is why we should now and then take a look at the thermometer and see how hot the water already is for us. THE END