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As somebody who's done a lot of civil liberties activism, I'm pleasantly surprised by how much press the protests got -- including CNN, CBS, NBC, Reuters, the G

by jdp23 13y ago

As somebody who's done a lot of civil liberties activism, I'm pleasantly surprised by how much press the protests got -- including CNN, CBS, NBC, Reuters, the Guardian and more at the national level, as well as dozens of local TV and newspapers. There's a roundup on the Restore the Fourth reddit at http://www.reddit.com/r/restorethefourth/comments/1hor8p/round_up_news_outlets_across_america_and_the/ http://www.reddit.com/r/restorethefourth/comments/1hor8p/rou... and I've also got a bunch of links on the Get FISA Right blog at https://getfisaright.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/restorethe4th-grassroots-civil-liberties-activism-is-back-and-better-than-ever/ https://getfisaright.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/restorethe4th-...

jpdoctor 13y ago
> including CNN, CBS, NBC, Reuters, the Guardian I hope the chief editors there have realized that their own phone calls and emails are being scanned. You would guess that it is in their best interests to give this issue a helluva lot of attention in their media.
subsystem 13y ago
"Inside Story Americas, with presenter Shihab Rattansi, is joined by: Nathan White, the national spokesperson for the Restore the Fourth Rally; Julian Sanchez, a research fellow at the CATO institute who focuses on technology, privacy and politics; and Thomas Drake, a former NSA senior executive and a whistleblower." http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013/07/201375892599241.html http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013...
Helpful_Bunny 13y ago
It's called Manufactured Dissent. You got the air-play because the NSA etc needs to show it's all fluffy bunny and won't stifle white people's aggro. That's it. That's why the NSA read this forum, and posted on their homepage that they were "cool with legal protest". Jesus wept, if you're not getting paid to be this naive, you ain't gonna make it. If you're "surprised" you're either a fool or a tool. We know who you are, and we can see the ties. Seriously: if this is your best game, you're doomed. You have little or no idea what you're playing with, and it's cringe worthy. This is worse than the Koch brothers "Tea Party" take over, because at least they spent ~$50,000,000 on it and employed professionals. That's what made them players. Oh, and a small tip: $50 million is pocket change. This is really pitiful stuff chaps. Ghandi, MLK and so on are spinning in their graves at this. Hint: the fact you have totally ignored the entire decimation of the African-American community is a telling one[1]. There's a reason that "Illuminati" symbolism is so prevalent in modern African-American music[2]: it's not about a secret society, it's about them <REDACTED: COINTELPRO>[3] and being engineered for the last 50 years, deliberately. Wise the fuck up. Ever wonder why MLK became Ghetto? $ and politics, and CIA running crack-cocaine. Welcome to the Black Experience, it's Coming Soon[TM] [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk [2]http://thefeministwire.com/2013/05/the-rise-of-beyonce-the-fall-of-lauryn-hill-a-tale-of-two-icons/ http://thefeministwire.com/2013/05/the-rise-of-beyonce-the-f... [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO

by jdp23 13y ago

jpdoctor 13y ago

> including CNN, CBS, NBC, Reuters, the Guardian I hope the chief editors there have realized that their own phone calls and emails are being scanned. You would guess that it is in their best interests to give this issue a helluva lot of attention in their media.

subsystem 13y ago

"Inside Story Americas, with presenter Shihab Rattansi, is joined by: Nathan White, the national spokesperson for the Restore the Fourth Rally; Julian Sanchez, a research fellow at the CATO institute who focuses on technology, privacy and politics; and Thomas Drake, a former NSA senior executive and a whistleblower." http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013/07/201375892599241.html http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013...

Helpful_Bunny 13y ago

It's called Manufactured Dissent. You got the air-play because the NSA etc needs to show it's all fluffy bunny and won't stifle white people's aggro. That's it. That's why the NSA read this forum, and posted on their homepage that they were "cool with legal protest". Jesus wept, if you're not getting paid to be this naive, you ain't gonna make it. If you're "surprised" you're either a fool or a tool. We know who you are, and we can see the ties. Seriously: if this is your best game, you're doomed. You have little or no idea what you're playing with, and it's cringe worthy. This is worse than the Koch brothers "Tea Party" take over, because at least they spent ~$50,000,000 on it and employed professionals. That's what made them players. Oh, and a small tip: $50 million is pocket change. This is really pitiful stuff chaps. Ghandi, MLK and so on are spinning in their graves at this. Hint: the fact you have totally ignored the entire decimation of the African-American community is a telling one[1]. There's a reason that "Illuminati" symbolism is so prevalent in modern African-American music[2]: it's not about a secret society, it's about them <REDACTED: COINTELPRO>[3] and being engineered for the last 50 years, deliberately. Wise the fuck up. Ever wonder why MLK became Ghetto? $ and politics, and CIA running crack-cocaine. Welcome to the Black Experience, it's Coming Soon[TM] [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk [2]http://thefeministwire.com/2013/05/the-rise-of-beyonce-the-fall-of-lauryn-hill-a-tale-of-two-icons/ http://thefeministwire.com/2013/05/the-rise-of-beyonce-the-f... [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO