The key problem is that massive intrusion into the privacy of correspondence, posts and telecommunications is a telltale sign of totalitarianism. A democracy by

The key problem is that massive intrusion into the privacy of correspondence, posts and telecommunications is a telltale sign of totalitarianism. A democracy by nature has not only no need to access every ones correspondence, it is strictly forbidden. I find it horrifying how many Americans lack the basic understanding of what they are facing here. The STASI reserved for itself the right to read every letter and before them it was the GESTAPO who argued that, for the protection of national security ("Schutz von Volk und Staat"), all communication must be accessible by the secret police. The american people have no idea what devil they are summoning.