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This always fascinates me too. America has been repeatedly shown to be systematically spying on their citizens via the NSA, make no apologies for it and contin
by ChrisRR 4y ago
This always fascinates me too. America has been repeatedly shown to be systematically spying on their citizens via the NSA, make no apologies for it and continue to do so.
But then any mention of the UK and americans are like "how do you live in a surveillance state?!"
- zamnos 4y agoBecause there's a material difference between the NSA snooping on your metadata, and your local constabulary having video feeds of every corner of your village. Abuses by the NSA are bigger picture things that mostly aren't seen to affect everyday Americans. Abuses by the local constabulary are much more real to the community, like domestic abuse. Of course, I think a large number of Americans don't have direct exposure to the UK system, and have only seen it misused in popular media, eg Hot Fuzz.