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> I can't believe the NSA is trying to rationalize it as being a good thing Is it really a surprise people in power wish to remain in power?
by duaneb 12y ago
> I can't believe the NSA is trying to rationalize it as being a good thing
Is it really a surprise people in power wish to remain in power?
- Zelphyr 12y agoI wonder if the sentiment here is that the NSA used to be known for being a highly intelligent group of people trying to solve hard problems but now they seem like a bunch of D-level bureaucrats snooping through everything hoping they'll get lucky.
- jobu 12y agoThat's it exactly. There are some brilliant people working at the NSA and our country would be better off if they were working improve the security of utilities, local governments, and critical businesses.
- sliverstorm 12y agoMaybe there's just both kinds of people working at the NSA...
- watwut 12y agoAnd maybe they are a highly intelligent group of bureaucrats trying to solve hard problems so they can snoop through everything and get lucky. Highly intelligent person solving hard problems is not necessary "good guy" nor "ethical guy" nor "law abiding guy".
- bsder 12y agoI would amend that to: "Is it any surprise the bureaucracy wishes to protect the bureaucracy?"
- frostmatthew 12y ago"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty." - Eugene McCarthy
- sitkack 12y ago"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for." - Will Rogers
- ForrestN 12y agohttp://people.bethel.edu/~steken/death%20and%20despair/holzerabuse.jpg http://people.bethel.edu/~steken/death%20and%20despair/holze...