“The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him”

-Psalm 37:32

“They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life”

-Psalm 56:6

Flock cameras. That seems to be the distraction of the hour. We hear of “heroes” destroying them in the name of “protecting our rights”. Their presence sets Man at unease. A part of him cringes as he looks through his windshield to see The Steel Cyclops staring him down. He asks himself “What is it thinking? What information did it retain as it studied me? What will it do with that knowledge?” They are blamed as the primary reason why our corrupt government wants to tear down Earth to erect Data Centers. A massive complex that allegedly will suck the water out of our supply and leave Man to thirst to death. A massive beast that will swallow the electric grid whole, leaving Man in the dark. Whether it be from a grid disconnect, or an electric bill that can no longer be paid. Citizens of counties, towns, and cities stand before their elected leaders in protest. They beg, plead, argue, and scream that they would much prefer to live in a world where their every move is no longer being traced. Where they want to be able to drink. Where they want to live by the big light in the living room, and not by candles or oil lamps. Even if it means falling behind other nations in technology. Nations that have historically proven that the citizenry comes last.

But these politicians, in many cases, are not listening. We have seen videos taken by civilians, where the council members ignore the pleas. Where, in some instances, they have civilians removed from the meeting. Or simply have them arrested. Our own corrupt President, Donald Trump, has gone on the record to say that Data Centers are a good thing. That people are begging the government to build them in their own backyard. Our Vice President, J.D Vance has an influential history with the company Palantir, the father of widespread data collection. The government is pushing forward with the mass surveillance that comes with Flock cameras and the Data Centers that are needed to store the evidences. Why? Because money talks. And it speaks louder than the American people.

However, I ask you this: Are Flock cameras all that bad?

The answer would be a resounding “No!” Because The Steel Cyclops is nothing more than another face in The System of Mass Surveillance. And this system has existed long before he had planted his feet at your local intersection in the rural town with a population of less than twelve hundred. We have had cameras stationed atop of poles by the streets and intersections for years. Security cameras on the exterior of buildings and homes that inevitably will see you walk down the sidewalk. There are already cameras everywhere. Worst of all… you and I are holding one at this very moment.

The Web is littered with videos upon videos upon videos of anything that you can imagine. We live in an age where at least one person in the crowd has their phone recording at all times. With the hopes of being the author of the next viral video that everyone will talk about the next day. From video footage of someone eating in a disgusting fashion in a restaurant, to someone wearing a flashy outfit on the subway. Even someone driving down the road that resembles a celebrity. Fights, arguments, or someone walking down the road. Chances are that everyone of us has been captured on someone’s phone at least once a day. Maybe less if you are a hermit. Privacy is no longer a choice. You will lose it by the hand of your neighbor and not even know.

The frustration with The Steel Cyclops comes with the knowledge that he belongs to the government. That he is saving the information on the civilian to build a database, that could be used at a later date for nefarious purposes. However, once our neighbors have posted their videos of us on YouTube, then it becomes public property. Against our consent. And the same government that has access to The Steel Cyclops’ files… has the same access to social media. Our most embarrassing moments. Our most vulnerable times. All frozen in time for all to see. Our fifteen minutes of fame forever solidified in ways that we never could have imagined. In ways that we will wish never happened.

But it is not just the 10,000 Eyes that should concern us. For there are also 10,000 Ears. Are we still surprised that an advertisement appears on our social media feed just moments after we speak of said item? We voluntarily put devices in our home that automate our lazy life just by the mention of its name. And it is there… always… listening. These Ears and Eyes work together at all times as well. Pinging our location with the device that our minds have connected to. Always tracking. 

Let us not forget technology that can see through the walls of our homes and detect our heat signatures from the sky.

“Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; For a bird of the air may carry your voice, And a bird in flight may tell the matter”

-Ecclesiastes 10:20

Bottom line is that Flock cameras should be the least of our concerns. The greater threat are the intentions of those that control them. Of those that have the keys. Many will say that the Steel Cyclops is for the greater good. That they assist Law Enforcement in tracking down criminals. I suppose that there may be some truth to the story. A Steel Cyclops facing the playground might catch a predator lurking in the shadows of the trees. A Steel Cyclops facing the entrance of the gun store may catch an offender attempting to buy a firearm (although current laws make it impossible for a wanted felon or a criminal with a history to purchase a firearm from a gun store. But try explaining that to a liberal). A Steel Cyclops on the hiking trail might see the pervert that grabs the female hiker. A Steel Cyclops in the corn field may catch the vagrants that have been tipping over Farmer Brown’s cattle. However, these choice locations of our sentinels raise an eyebrow. Considering that their defense is “I am only reading license plates!”. 

We have already read the stories of Law Enforcement abusing them by having them spy on and stalk people. We have already heard the stories of Law Enforcement arriving at homes and pulling people over for infractions that The Steel Cyclops had alerted them to. Only to find out that the typical flaws of The Artificial were to blame for the mistaken crime that never occurred. Because Law Enforcement are trained to obey the alert first, and ask questions later. This imperfection of The Artificial will create a great sense of urgency where there is none and a distrust of Law Enforcement when the innocent are placed in cuffs because The Steel Cyclops, lacking proactive accountability, said to.

I understand the argument from the few (and I do mean “few”) supporters of The Steel Cyclops. That “if you don’t do anything wrong, then you don’t have anything to worry about”. However, what do we do when the definition of “wrong” is in the eye of the beholder? When someone else decides that “wrong” needs to be redefined? Let us take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?

The years were 2020-2022. This was the era of The Sickness. A time when, for the good of Man, we were expected to shudder Life and lock ourselves into our own prisons. That the shadows that we cast on our stoop were enough to sound the alarm. However, a new hope had dawned in the creation of The Needle. The savior to those that lived in fear of The Sickness and its 99% survival rate. Long live The Man Fauci! The true definition of “The Science”! Man could finally step forth from his prison and allow the sun to shine upon his face. But… there was a problem. An unforeseen situation that many did not account for. For they had taken their new found salvation for granted. There were a certain sect of people. Infidels. Scum of the earth. Traitors to the human race. People that refused to take The Needle. People that were selfish and wanted to see Grandma die. Science deniers that would not bow to The Man Fauci.

We had seen the true evil of the heart of Man. Especially The Left. They spoke like Germans during the era of Hitler. Many wanted to arrest The Unvaccinated and send them to concentration camps. Many wanted them imprisoned. Some even wanted them executed. They embraced the authoritarian rule for the sake of safety and salvation. And anything or anyone that would hinder that needed to be eliminated. The Voice, The Elites, and President Biden used verbiage that made it seem that these desires would be made manifest. People began to talk. People began to plot. “What if they come for us?” they would ask. “Where would we go?” Imagine that. Law Enforcement, and/or the military, checking public records to see who did not accept The Needle. Driving to and fro. Arriving at the house of The Unvaccinated with chains in hand. Giving them the option of The Science Experiment, or the shackles. Or maybe just chaining them up to force The Needle into their arm. For the greater good of Man, of course. Imagine a world where you cannot become the refugee. Because they can see you.

Sounds far fetched, does it not? However, we currently have America hating Muslims, Communists, and Socialists serving in the seats of power. So therefore, I would say that anything is possible at this moment in our nation. But let us take our scenario, and make it a worse case scenario.

Imagine that one of these Muslims, Communists, or Socialists took the highest seat of power in our land. These ideologies, along with full blown liberalism, are naturally in disagreement with Christianity. Imagine for a moment that the offensive name of Christ, and His accompanying words, become outlawed. Every Christian that has purchased a Bible, attended church, preached in the streets, or praised God on social media will become the public threat overnight. And The System will know. Your financial transactions will be tracked. There may even be a Steel Cyclops facing the local Christian book store. The same Cyclops will note every time that you have driven by on your way to church. Your words and actions will forever be recorded by the algorithm or by the phone of the bystander. The Believer will have only two options. Either stay where you are and allow them to arrive with the shackles, or run. But where will you go? You can toss your tracking device/phone into the river, but The Steel Cyclops will see you cross the bridge. And all of his friends further down your path will communicate with each other, shouting and pointing “He’s here!”, or “This way! He went this way!”. Even if you were to run on foot, how much longer before The Eye of The Drone hunts you down? How much longer before your natural body heat gives you away? You can run. You can hide. But eventually your luck will run out. 

Imagine that. A world where The Elites decide what is right and what is wrong. And it is within their power and control to utilize 10,000 Eyes to enforce their law. The Steel Cyclops may seem like the friend of Law Enforcement right now. It may seem like a tool to help them locate the criminal running into the shadows. However, as we have seen with The Sickness, The Elites have the power to recreate and rewrite the law. They have the power to strip away freedoms and rule with intimidation and Fear. They also have the ability to manipulate Law Enforcement to do their own bidding. To force them to perceive the common man as a criminal because of how he chooses to innocently live out his life is now a crime in the eyes of those in the Ivory Tower. And Law Enforcement themselves are told to obey or else. Even if it means to imprison their own mother. 

So, The Steel Cyclops should be left alone. To dismantle him only eliminates one of 10,000 Eyes. And all that they will do is erect another one in its place. Because these eyes are everywhere. Not just upon a black pole by the roadside. True, that their destruction sends a message that They will not control us. However, They are not listening. They do not care. Mass Surveillance is the desire of The Elites for control and power, and in most cases we oblige in the name of convenience and entertainment. To borrow from The Sickness, it is “The New Normal”.

So as we pass by The Steel Cyclops, let us tip our hat and say “G’day sir!”. Because there is nothing that we can do to change his purpose. We can only pray that it does not fall into the hands of The Wicked. That it remains the tool in the hands of Law Enforcement for what it was designed to do.

To catch Evil. Just as long as Good is never redesigned as Evil.

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil”

-The Prophet Isaiah