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To me it's always interesting because I perceive this all as theater. Historically and statistically speaking, the weird behavior would be if these people weren
by anm89 5y ago
To me it's always interesting because I perceive this all as theater. Historically and statistically speaking, the weird behavior would be if these people weren't spying on each other but then when someone gets caught they all have to pretend it's a scandal because otherwise they would be saying the quiet part out loud that nobody has had any privacy for a long time and that the laws simply aren't followed once you reach a certain level of power.
Not saying this justifies any of it, just that it is what I perceive as the status quo.
- smitty1e 5y agoSo, if one is engaged in "real stuff", then one expects comms probably involve many physical couriers and in-person meetings.
- LegitShady 5y ago> that the laws simply aren't followed once you reach a certain level of power. That works until you're caught, and then you have to be powerful enough to get out of it, or have someone involved powerful enough to protect you from the consequences. When 'everyone' is in on it, who is going to get you in trouble? Maybe the next guy, maybe you have time to bury all the evidence before then. Obviously a risk people were willing to take to achieve their political goals.