The ACLU is concerned about a new program recently instituted by the government of China. It is designed to encourage compliance with the Communist regime. In a few years, though, it will enforce compliance with the regime.
Today, it is voluntary. By 2020, it will be mandatory.
In China, everyone has an identity card. Using that card, computers will automatically track all data on every citizen, assigning each one a “credit score.”
That sounds innocent enough. In the United States, most of us have credit scores, too. But in the U.S., our credit score is only a measure of our ability to repay financial obligations.
In China’s new program, the “credit score” will also measure an individual’s compliance with government programs and propaganda. If someone buys the kinds of items that help the economy — like a major appliance or a product or service encouraged by the regime — his credit score goes up.
The Chinese system will also monitor all posts on social networks (like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.). If one’s post mentions something the government wishes to discourage, his credit score goes down. For instance, a mention of “Tiananmen Square,” the chaos in the stock markets, or China’s economic downturn will lower a person’s credit score.
If a Chinese citizen’s friend mentions something “out of line” in a personal social communication, both their credit scores go down.
In China, a lower “credit score” means no promotion at work and that means less income. The combination of less income and less credit severely limits a person’s ability to buy a house or an apartment. It may consign families to poorer neighborhoods or smaller units. It will directly affect the quality of a person or his family’s health care.
In other words, non-compliance will limit a Chinese citizen’s ability to buy.
Sound familiar?
Revelation 13:16-17 describes a time in the future when a world governor will institute a program that will restrict a person’s ability to buy or sell based on his compliance with the government.
[Ed. note: apparently not too far in the future!]
from the Hal Lindsey Report – January 22, 2016
