Originally Posted by
Zaktar
You're basically describing a pure authoritarian system, and one in which every single person around you is a spy - not just a potential spy, but a definite one. Even a minor, unwitting slipup can cost you your life and worse still, what happens if someone you like makes that mistake and you witness it. Or worse, what if you end up in a position where you could potentially save them but have to risk yours or your family's life to do so. Maybe you're not willing to take that risk, are you willing to be the kind of person who watches murder in silence? Is a comfortable society worth perpetually living in fear? I prefer freedom.