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I think it's time we started talking of the "English-speaking axis" and its totalitarian tactics.
by nsns 13y ago
I think it's time we started talking of the "English-speaking axis" and its totalitarian tactics.
- jlgreco 13y agoThat is probably a tad unfair to Canada, Ireland, Jamaica, etc.
- danielharan 13y agoCanada's RCMP spied on Amnesty, the Anglican Church and the Raging Grannies. Our secret services gave their American counterparts information that led to torture of Canadian citizens and others. You think we're not part of this totalitarian movement?
- jlgreco 13y agoI'm not Canadian, but do you think that Canada is participating in a particularly more extreme manner than non-engligh speaking countries? Language is not the binding factor here.
- danielharan 13y agoUS / UK / NZ / Canada and Australia have historically cooperated on Intel. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKUSA_Agreement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKUSA_Agreement
- jlgreco 13y agoYeah, I am not disputing that... read my above comment again.
- adaml_623 13y agoWhy do you always have to look at evidence of systematic abuse of power and government corruption and say, "Well it's not as bad as China/Russia/x"? How about you choose a line in the sand. And say that behaviour on this side is OK and on the other side it's not.
- Tossrock 13y ago"Oceania"
- kmfrk 13y agoHypocrisy and doing terrible things in the name of something purportedly important aren't exactly novel themes in Western history.
- tjaerv 13y ago"The Five Eyes Alliance" is a good moniker for that: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/is-the-five-eyes-alliance-conspiring-to-spy-on-you/277190/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/is-the-f...