Ana Kasparian Is Right — Surveillance Is the Real Slavery
Opinion: Credit where credit is due.
I don’t usually find myself agreeing with Ana Kasparian. But this time, she said what a lot of Americans have been too scared to admit out loud — that the idea of “absolute surveillance” is insane, and the people pushing it are playing with fire. When she mocked the idea of turning America into one big digital panopticon, she wasn’t just making a joke — she was holding up a mirror.
Let’s be clear: surveillance isn’t safety. It’s control. Every camera, every “smart” device, every algorithm that tracks what you buy, watch, or whisper — it’s a leash. And they’ve sold it to us as convenience. “It’s for your protection.” “It’s to stop misinformation.” That’s the language of soft tyranny. The most dangerous cages are the ones you decorate yourself.
I’ll say this to the people clutching their pearls because Ana dared to mock them: If your vision of a healthy democracy depends on tracking every citizen, you don’t want democracy — you want obedience. You want the state to parent the people. You want the illusion of virtue without the risk of freedom.
So yeah, Ana, I’ll give you credit. You mocked the technocrats to their faces, and you were right to. Because freedom isn’t supposed to be “efficient.” Liberty’s messy. It’s unpredictable. It’s a little dangerous — and that’s exactly why it’s worth having.
The people who want to watch you are the ones who don’t trust you. And if the price of being free is that the government doesn’t know what I’m saying, buying, or praying about every minute of the day — then that’s a price I’ll pay gladly.
Chad W is a conservative broadcaster and writer who covers politics, culture, and the fight for personal liberty in an age of surveillance.