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To turn up the heat on Brown, the FBI initiated charges against his mother...made Brown snap. I could relate to Brown here. FBI or SS would tail me when I was

To turn up the heat on Brown, the FBI initiated charges against his mother...made Brown snap. I could relate to Brown here. FBI or SS would tail me when I was on pretrial, I'd hear awkward clicking on my phone, and I'd have severe anxiety attacks. Just recently, my paranoia back then has been confirmed with the PRISM leaks. Political journalism is dangerous (I think anything in politics is risky though). I give Brown and Hastings a huge huge huge amount of respect to pursue the truth and uphold their own moral beliefs.

L4mppu 13y ago
"Political journalism is dangerous (I think anything in politics is risky though)." Doesn't this kinda defeat the purpose of politics tho? That's basically dictatorship.
- leot 13y ago
  Indeed. If any American find him/herself self-censoring for fear of America's security establishment, then they should conclude that America does not have freedom of speech.
- quackerhacker 13y ago
  I won't delve too much into politics, because I try my hardest to stay out of it (it's dangerous no matter where you are in the world...some more than others of course), but our society is capitalistic. In a dictatorship, the old regime will usually usher in the new one, where as a capitalistic one, money talks and is aimed to protect or provide favors for a collective interest. Personally, I never really felt our president has the power to change things. I've always felt that he's the frontman for the IOU's behind him. Even in a dictatorship, they have interest behind them as well...usually military (North Korea is an example). Capitalism is usually favoritism. This is why I stay out of politics (including omitting my opinion or speculation), because no matter what country you'd like to compare it's dangerous, whether for your life or livelihood. If you had to say who is most mad at Snowden, at face value, you may say the NSA or administration...but technically he wasn't an NSA agent...who did he worked for (BA).
  - L4mppu 13y ago
    Why couldn't capitalistic country be dictatorship also? The only ruling part would be the rich people/companies.

L4mppu 13y ago

"Political journalism is dangerous (I think anything in politics is risky though)." Doesn't this kinda defeat the purpose of politics tho? That's basically dictatorship.

leot 13y ago
Indeed. If any American find him/herself self-censoring for fear of America's security establishment, then they should conclude that America does not have freedom of speech.
quackerhacker 13y ago
I won't delve too much into politics, because I try my hardest to stay out of it (it's dangerous no matter where you are in the world...some more than others of course), but our society is capitalistic. In a dictatorship, the old regime will usually usher in the new one, where as a capitalistic one, money talks and is aimed to protect or provide favors for a collective interest. Personally, I never really felt our president has the power to change things. I've always felt that he's the frontman for the IOU's behind him. Even in a dictatorship, they have interest behind them as well...usually military (North Korea is an example). Capitalism is usually favoritism. This is why I stay out of politics (including omitting my opinion or speculation), because no matter what country you'd like to compare it's dangerous, whether for your life or livelihood. If you had to say who is most mad at Snowden, at face value, you may say the NSA or administration...but technically he wasn't an NSA agent...who did he worked for (BA).
- L4mppu 13y ago
  Why couldn't capitalistic country be dictatorship also? The only ruling part would be the rich people/companies.