Our vehicles are increasingly resembling prisons, total surveillance zones that control and own you, rather than vice versa. Car manufacturers now include technology in their vehicles that allow them to collect data on their drivers, track their movements, and in some cases record audio and video. How did we come to accept this slow descent, to the point that now we are on the verge of giving total power of our ability to independently drive our vehicle to a government agency? Imagine if this power had existed during the COVID era. Anyone flouting pandemic restrictions would find their car bricked and undrive-able, thanks to an unelected fanatic working the bowels of a federal agency.
It should come as no surprise, really. When given a choice, most people will choose an easy and convenient slavery, to the relative uncertainty of freedom. Modern cars almost do the driving for you, and so many will sell a piece of their souls for that convenience. It’s a freedom from thinking that appears so desirable to the modern Neanderthal. The bleeps, bloops, flashing screens, and high-tech light shows that appeal to the ape. The convenience, married to the appearance of wealth, and being on the cutting edge. Of having the latest gadget. Keeping up with the Jones now means plugging oneself into the Matrix the quickest. The machines will never even have to force us, we’re doing it ourselves.
The carbureted big block, a pinnacle of automotive design, cannot be controlled remotely, but is rarely seen or heard these days. These engines can be built and maintained by almost anyone, but who would even take the time anymore? We have no idea what is under our hood, and it leaves room for government to act as the supreme totalitarian gearhead, performing a grotesque transmogrification on what should be a beautiful machine.
We must protect our freedom to drive, just as we must protect cash. The underlying principle is identical.
If it passes, my "kill switch” amendment will defund the looming mandate that all new vehicles sold after 2026 be equipped with technology that can automatically disable vehicles. pic.twitter.com/R32AXUPdI4
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 7, 2023
