When you're convinced that fundamental concepts like freedom, due process, and privacy are worth violating--for any reason--you've been brainwashed. No excuses.

When you're convinced that fundamental concepts like freedom, due process, and privacy are worth violating--for any reason--you've been brainwashed. No excuses. Everyone knows better. I didn't intend my comment to apply to politics at-large, just the privacy and civil liberties topics currently at hand. I think it's possible to make a case for the broader political spectrum, but I won't attempt that here.