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It is probably a good thing if it is getting harder to send your spies in foreign country. Should not this be considered a win win scenario for everyone ?
by KorematsuFred 7y ago
It is probably a good thing if it is getting harder to send your spies in foreign country. Should not this be considered a win win scenario for everyone ?
- lobotryas 7y agoAbsolutely not. Spying, even on America’s friends, is important for our foreign policy and for staying on top. I think you are confusing the world of geopolitics with concepts like “fair” and “good” and forgetting Lord Palmerston’s quote: “ Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.”
- frfcccc 7y agoOk, but since I’m not American and don’t care if US is Number 1 and I really don’t like it when yankee spooks kidnap people in my country a supposedly close US ally... ... I don’t care if US spooks lives are more difficult or in peril?
- lobotryas 7y agoDid you just make a new account to reply to me...? Even if you are not from the US you care because because other world powers (China and in a much smaller way Russia) will be much worse for you.
- jessaustin 7y agoThe interests of our masters, are not our interests. Our interest is that they cease to exist.
- zozbot234 7y agoCovert spying can be beneficial in some ways. Knowing that other actors may be spying on your plans tends to keep you honest. To the point that it may even make sense to encourage others to possibly spy on you, as a signal of trustworthiness. Of course, this works well when these capabilities are balanced and widespread (as in so-called sousveillance) and not-so-well otherwise.