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That's ridiculous. You think they would self-inflict this huge PR nightmare upon themselves? They were doing perfectly fine before the leaks, getting cooperati
by MisterWebz 13y ago
That's ridiculous. You think they would self-inflict this huge PR nightmare upon themselves?
They were doing perfectly fine before the leaks, getting cooperation from major tech companies and other countries and their reach was constantly expanding.
It's silly to think they'd give all that up by setting in motion something which could potentially piss of its own citizens and its allies, just for the off chance that people might become numb to it. Then what happens? They continue their operations just the same way they did before?
- cavilling_elite 13y agoI don't think this is the case. But on a smaller scale: The Bush administration would put out a piece of legislation that was a hyperbole, watch the public/democrats react, then ram through a "less worse" bill in the guise of compromise.
- tjoff 13y agoThey were doing perfectly fine before the leaks, getting cooperation from major tech companies and other countries and their reach was constantly expanding. Has anything changed? Has the people involved even noticed any difference, aside from some black ink in newspapers?
- MisterWebz 13y agoThe first thing that comes to mind is that they're apparently firing 90% of their sys admins. Their internal workings are definitely being affected.