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We hear a lot of things from candidates. But something seems to happen to frosh presidents that makes them go all squishy when it comes to screwing with the nat
by kabdib 11y ago
We hear a lot of things from candidates. But something seems to happen to frosh presidents that makes them go all squishy when it comes to screwing with the natsec apparatus, something more tangible than just the usual collection of forgotten campaign promises. Something more effective than a simple "Four Horsemen" briefing that the CIA/NSA/ETC dust off every fourth January.
On the other hand, politicians are snakes and will say anything to get elected. So there's that.
- marcoperaza 11y agoIt's easy to sit behind a computer or on a debate stage and repeat trite aphorisms like "we can't trade our privacy for security". It's very different when you are personally responsible for the security of not only 300 million Americans, but of the entire world. When you get briefings every day about the activity of people and organizations who will do everything that they can to kill as many innocent people as possible.