>What he exposed are policies of the United States by people put in power in a democracy and free country. Voting politicians into office does not legitimize a

>What he exposed are policies of the United States by people put in power in a democracy and free country. Voting politicians into office does not legitimize any and all potentially illegal and/or un-Constitutional activities they or Government agencies carry out. > If you don't want that shit happening in your country, let the people in power know. Isn't that the point of this petition? > Sadly, American citizens and the West in general have been trained from a young age to be apathetic and those that have the audacity to fight back have been systematically beaten down. They rather create parallax websites with fancy countdowns than actually trying to change something. Whereas you find it more productive to post brave internet messages about how other people should face off with the National Guard, while simultaneously arguing that "no matter how bad" a state behaves, someone who exposes that badness/illegality should be tried for treason.