I think the moral highground to judge surveillance and human rights issues has been lost. Pre snowden this kind of thing would cause mass hysteria, massive mora

I think the moral highground to judge surveillance and human rights issues has been lost. Pre snowden this kind of thing would cause mass hysteria, massive moral grandstanding and call for sanctions in western populations and media. Now chastened its more of legalese and tiny triumps based on hope rather than scrutiny. Just as well the sordid culture of using human rights to score moral points and signal cultural superiority is done and the remaining vestiges of apologism and denial should think seriously about self examination and scrutiny lest the ground shifts even further under their feet.