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> I've often wondered how the American people who seem so intelligent on the one hand fall for this each and every time. I think the same thing is true for Bri
by m0nty 13y ago
> I've often wondered how the American people who seem so intelligent on the one hand fall for this each and every time.
I think the same thing is true for Britain as well. We have a largely docile population in the face of grotesque abuses by governments of all political stripe.
- alan_cx 13y agoMostly Brits can only screw over Brits. The US can screw over countries. Same nasty deal, sure, but the scope of the US is much, much bigger.
- grey-area 13y agoYou might want to rethink that conclusion - lots of US traffic to anywhere in Europe is going through the UK on tapped lines and being delivered back to the NSA. The UK has a lot of power to harm US citizens, EU partners, and UK citizens by doing this.
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- freehunter 13y agoYou guys had your fun back in the colonial days. Don't spoil it for the rest of us just because you're bored of world domination!