> The NSA has to collect the metadata from all of our phone calls because terrorists, right? No. The NSA is keeping an eye on us. The National Security State h

> The NSA has to collect the metadata from all of our phone calls because terrorists, right? No. The NSA is keeping an eye on us. The National Security State has ossified into a cult. All non-members of the cult are viewed with suspicion. When the Inquisition made excuses for its excesses, it was in the name of the "salvation" of the flock. When the Church of the NSA makes excuses for its excesses, it's in the name of our "security". There are always people willing to be fooled by priests and bureaucrats. Priests and bureaucrats love those people.