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18 Feb 2015

Over the past year I have been involved with the organisation 'Bite The Ballot' and their political show 'Leaders Live' - definitely check them out!

During the live shows, it became apparent to me why civil liberties are not discussed as much as they should in mainstream politics, and why I've chosen to take up that fight myself.

P.S. Thank you for all the kind words on my video last week - it feels great to be back! It may take me a few videos to get back in full swing, but i'll get there! See you next week! x

Leland Somers: Civil Liberties are not the first choice for a value set by millions of people. Rather they believe that belief in a certain lifestyle demanded by a religious/ideological worldview should rule everyone and everything. I believe in the foundational values of the West expressed as: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, security from intrusion by government or any other agent, private or public, freedom of and from religion, freedom to examine all "truths" that are handed to us and the freedom to reject unfounded assertions in the public arena without fear of retribution by state or individual or group. Of course Western nations have not achieved these objectives, but they are there, in front of us as markers for our progress or failure. There are many people who do not share any of these values and, in fact, dismiss them as dangerous. They are dangerous. They are dangerous to the ruling classes of every nation and people and they are dangerous to religious fundamentalist of nearly every persuasion; and this last is, right now, right here, an unprecedented threat to my values, Western Values.

Marcomanseckisax: Yep, civil liberties would be my choice - as you say, without relativising other concerns. Civil liberties seem to be taken for granted - we are like frogs sitting in water which is slowly getting hotter. By the time we realise there's a a danger, it will be too late. We desperately need a general data protection regulation, at least within the EU and preferably beyond. Privacy rights, the right to be forgotten, personal data portability, requirement for explicit consent. It has to be general and regulated centrally to impede the problem we have with the banks - they just set up somewhere else and continue (tax evasion etc.). The internet is the major area of infringement of personal freedoms, running a close second are security laws claiming to be there to impede terrorism (and/or crime) but strangely thereby placing all of us into suspicion. GCHQ can hack into encrypted phone conversations - who controls that? Fundamentally, what takes place at a communal level should be regulated communally, not (as now) be the subject of private law.

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7 Feb 2015

It feels good to be back. I now have to run and go look after my brother's puppy - but I will be back on later to reply to your comments.

I want to catchup with all of you! x

Marcomanseckisax: Hello Myles, good to see you again, hope you continue to recuperate from your really bad head injury. I like your awareness vlogs best - about us as a community and Bigbrotherishness and that we need rights and what could be done. Why Ed. Snowden is a good thing not a bad thing - such issues.

Myles Dyer: +Marcomanseckisax Thanks dude :) And don't worry, plenty of videos about civil liberties to come... especially now that a court has ruled that the mass-surveillance program in the UK was illegal 'for seven years'.

Mariposa85: Hey Myles, I have always enjoyed watching your videos and I find your views on the world inspiring. I'm glad you're back and I hope you're feeling better!
I'm going through a rough time myself right now, and today has been a particularly bad day. So your video reached me at the right time, and even though at the moment I can't really believe that things may get better for me one day, I'm glad they did for you!
I look forward to seeing more from you!

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8 Dec 2014

Tonight on #LeadersLive, I challenged +Labour Party leader +Ed Miliband about the mass-surveillance programs being used by #GCHQ. (At 01:05:48)
>>> http://youtu.be/oXBPUVdEg1E?t=1h5m48s <<<

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9 Nov 2014

What a wonderful tribute for #RemembranceSunday. +Rou Reynolds recites Wilfred Owen's poem 'Dulce Et Decorum Est'. I remember reading this piece at school whilst studying Pat Barker's novel Regeneration. Truly chilling.

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31 Aug 2014

Watched the documentary +Food Inc. tonight, and it was just incredible, making me feel sick and teary on occasions. I made pages of notes, and will definitely be writing a song about this (and +COWSPIRACY: the sustainability secret) on my band's next record. Plus expect a +YouTube video on this issue from me again soon!

Here are a few of the many things that stood out to me in this film:
"In 1972, the FDA conducted approximately 50,000 food safety inspections. In 2006, the FDA conducted 9,164."

"1 in 3 Americans born after 2000 will contract early onset diabetes. Among minorities the rate will be 1 in 2."

Approximately 32,000 hogs are killed each day at the world's largest slaughterhouse in Tar Heel, N.C.

"You can vote to change this system 3 times a day."

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29 May 2014

This man sacrificed his liberty so that we could have a chance to save our own. Government officials have had plentiful airtime on mainstream media to criticise +Edward Snowden, so it's about time he had a chance to respond on the same platform.

I urge you to watch this fascinating interview before you goto sleep tonight, and to click SHARE so others can get a better idea of what global mass-surveillance means in today's world.

“I think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing, you have to break a law.”

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1 May 2014

If people were to watch just one video of mine this year, I would hope that it was this one.

Resources & articles I reference in the video are in the description.

Sorry for not uploading on Tuesday like usual, but while still in recovery (head injury), and with this being an epic topic... I wanted to take a bit more time this week.

Cheers! Hope this sparks lots of discussion - because we all have a part to play in this world!