You can't have total power without total surveillance. Communist dictators and others knew that very well. To remain in power you need to crush any and all diss

You can't have total power without total surveillance. Communist dictators and others knew that very well. To remain in power you need to crush any and all dissent, as early as possible. For that you need near perfect surveillance/spying on every one. DHS was already giving surveillance info to the police through the "fusion centers" during OWS, and we know they were considering the protesters potential terrorists, and they were arresting a lot of people who protested against the banks. It was pretty clear on which side the government was on. So what do you think will happen at the next potential massive protest? Start thinking stuff like "pre-crime" (which will be achieved if they continue like this), and there may never be a massive protest again, because everyone who attempts to attend one will be arrested. I don't know what the hell is going through these people's heads, and whether they're all just psychopaths or they really want all this power, but the fact that US considers all countries "adversaries" is just another side effect, because they already consider everyone who might speak or protest against the government a "threat".