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I believe that was indeed their point. People used to dismiss mass surveillance of the US on its people as a crackpot conspiracy theory, until the full extent o
by zarzavat 3y ago
I believe that was indeed their point. People used to dismiss mass surveillance of the US on its people as a crackpot conspiracy theory, until the full extent of it was revealed by Snowden.
Some conspiracy theories turn out to be true. Just a handful though.
- rootusrootus 3y agoBy "people" you mean "some people" and there are always some people. For as long as I've been alive the predominant public opinion has been that mass surveillance does take place. We've had evidence for that decades before Snowden got specific about the NSA's abilities.
- snowwrestler 3y agoSnowden is a great example of how hard it is to keep things secret when they are real.