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“When I talk on the phone with my brother Ivo, who is a theology instructor at Baylor, he invariably wants to talk politics, and I hear clicking in the background, and I say, Why talk politics, just remember where we are! I used to have that experience with my older brother Vlado in Yugoslavia: I…” quote by Josip Novakovich
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““When I talk on the phone with my brother Ivo, who is a theology instructor at Baylor, he invariably wants to talk politics, and I hear clicking in the background, and I say, Why talk politics, just remember where we are! I used to have that experience with my older brother Vlado in Yugoslavia: I would want to expound my political views, but he would point to the phone, and say, Why talk politics, remember where we are. This is not America. How things have changed! Now I tell my brother Ivo, Remember where we are. This is not Croatia! Now I am tempted to say, Remember where we are. This is not America. We as Americans are being exiled from our country of liberty through the general paranoia being injected into our asses. The total spying which we suspected in Yugoslavia, Hungary, and East Germany, is only now possible, in the States, through credit cards, computers, EZ passes, surveillance cameras, and well-meaning neighbors.””

Josip Novakovich

About This Quote

Source Speech: Interview, 2020, author discussing political discourse

The speaker warns that political conversation can be dangerous in a surveillance state, urging awareness of one's environment

In simple terms: Be cautious discussing politics in a monitored society

Key Takeaway

Stay aware of context before speaking politically

Themes

politics surveillance freedom

Mood

anxious critical

Type

cautionary political

When to use this quote

  • online forums
  • family gatherings
  • public debates
  • media consumption

Key Concepts

privacy state control social anxiety

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does surveillance affect personal honesty?
  • When is political talk appropriate?
A Different Perspective

The quote assumes a universally oppressive surveillance, which may not apply everywhere

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