What Are The Off-White Boxes That Are Going Up On Utility Poles All Over Seattle?Michael Snyder Meanwhile, other major U.S. cities have been installing vast networks of surveillance cameras and listening devices. We are being told that such measures will help police solve more crime. We are being told that such measures will keep people safe. But what about our privacy? Doesnt that count for something? What about the Fourth Amendment? Are our most cherished liberties and freedoms going to be thrown into the trash just because we live in a more dangerous world? The Stranger is a Seattle newspaper that recently did a major story about this wireless mesh network that has been going up all over the city. What they found out is extremely disturbing The Seattle police did not want to talk to the newspaper about this. But the newspaper did find some technical experts who actually work with Aruba products and were willing to talk Will these kinds of systems soon be going up in major cities all across the country? That is a very good question. Meanwhile, it has also been revealed that very powerful listening grids have been installedin more than 70 cities around the country That same article from Infowars.com also discussed the Intellistreets lighting systems that are being installed around the nation that are capable of listening to and recording conversations on a massive scale If you are reading this article in the downtown area of a major U.S. city, there is a good chance that you are surrounded by a whole host of surveillance cameras, listening devices and automated license plate readers. The authorities probably already know more about you and your movements than you ever dared to imagine. And soon we will have thousands of surveillance drones constantly watching us from the skies above. According tothe Washington Times, the FAA is projecting that Americas skies will be filled with up to 7,500 drones five years from now Well, so what? Why should we be so concerned about the government watching us? After all, most of us do not have anything to hide, right? That is what a man named David Eckert probably thought. But check out what happened to him after he was stopped for a minor traffic violation in New Mexico This is what America is becoming, and it is absolutely disgusting to watch. Sadly, most Americans dont seem to care about these things. They are much more concerned about the fact that Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday. And it is absolutely horrifying to see just how little many Americans actually know about the world around them. A perfect example of this is a video thatMark Dice just released. In this video, he talks with young Americans about the recent death of Martin Luther King and asks if they are going to go to the funeral In light of how clueless most of the sheeple are, is there any hope left for America? Please feel free to share what you think by posting a comment below This article first appeared here at the American Dream. Michael Snyder is a writer, speaker and activist who writes and edits his own blogs The American Dream and Economic Collapse Blog. Follow him on Twitter here. 