rinbaum on Nostr: Tonight's head scratcher: One of the many advantages of being in the government is ...
Tonight's head scratcher:
One of the many advantages of being in the government is the "diplomatic pouch". Governments may designate anyone as a "diplomat", which gives them access to carry a "diplomatic pouch". Diplomatic pouches are not subject to any form of inspection or confiscation by any government authority. This is supposedly so that "diplomats" may carry "sensitive" information between countries, like war plans or financial cooperation agreements, and keep them safe from the prying eyes of the proletariat.
Of course, in today's day and age, information is transferred mostly in electronic form, but diplomatic pouches have never been more in vogue.
When one thinks of a "pouch", one may think of a valise, or maybe even a briefcase, but diplomatic pouches can be, and indeed are, of any size, including a railroad car-sized container, like those loaded onto cargo ships, or indeed a group of same.
These cannot be inspected in any way - no physical inspection, no x-ray, no anything. The contents are completely unknown to anyone but the holder and of course are not subject to any form of customs restriction of any kind.
One with a dark view of government officials can imagine all of the many forms of contraband that may be transported in this way - a way that would make a drug cartel kingpin green with envy. Drugs, weapons, money, viruses, children - who knows? What could you fit into a series of railroad cars for transport if you knew that no one would be allowed to inspect them?
But my observation is that this is a "courtesy" - between governments. Not to be used by the proletariat in any way. Just another example of how the only true war on Earth isn't between countries or religions or races or sexes - it's between the government collectively - yes, "it's all one big club and you ain't in it" - and those being governed.
The prisoners don't even know they're in prison - in fact, they're making the prison bigger and stronger willfully.
#breakthestate #grownostr #walkaway #peacefulrevolution
One of the many advantages of being in the government is the "diplomatic pouch". Governments may designate anyone as a "diplomat", which gives them access to carry a "diplomatic pouch". Diplomatic pouches are not subject to any form of inspection or confiscation by any government authority. This is supposedly so that "diplomats" may carry "sensitive" information between countries, like war plans or financial cooperation agreements, and keep them safe from the prying eyes of the proletariat.
Of course, in today's day and age, information is transferred mostly in electronic form, but diplomatic pouches have never been more in vogue.
When one thinks of a "pouch", one may think of a valise, or maybe even a briefcase, but diplomatic pouches can be, and indeed are, of any size, including a railroad car-sized container, like those loaded onto cargo ships, or indeed a group of same.
These cannot be inspected in any way - no physical inspection, no x-ray, no anything. The contents are completely unknown to anyone but the holder and of course are not subject to any form of customs restriction of any kind.
One with a dark view of government officials can imagine all of the many forms of contraband that may be transported in this way - a way that would make a drug cartel kingpin green with envy. Drugs, weapons, money, viruses, children - who knows? What could you fit into a series of railroad cars for transport if you knew that no one would be allowed to inspect them?
But my observation is that this is a "courtesy" - between governments. Not to be used by the proletariat in any way. Just another example of how the only true war on Earth isn't between countries or religions or races or sexes - it's between the government collectively - yes, "it's all one big club and you ain't in it" - and those being governed.
The prisoners don't even know they're in prison - in fact, they're making the prison bigger and stronger willfully.
#breakthestate #grownostr #walkaway #peacefulrevolution