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It's a revolting program they are running. You can't even justify a lot of this stuff with "terrorism" or "national security". Manipulation of public opinion
by TomGullen 12y ago
It's a revolting program they are running. You can't even justify a lot of this stuff with "terrorism" or "national security".
Manipulation of public opinion is simply a power play.
These agencies are out of control and entirely untrustworthy. I feel entirely powerless about it all as well.
- orta 12y agoDon't vote for the big three. We've seen it with DRIP, and it will only get worse with time. Start getting active with the green party, or the pirate party UK. Both of their manifestos are about individual liberty over state surveillance: http://www.greenparty.org.uk/values/ http://www.greenparty.org.uk/values/ https://pirateparty.org.uk/policy https://pirateparty.org.uk/policy
- pjc50 12y agoOr one of the regional parties on this convenient list of those who voted "no": http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/51-mps-drip-emergency.html http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/51-mps-drip-... SNP, Plaid, DUP, Alliance, SDLP.
- konstruktor 12y agoThe "terrorism" and "national security" justifications aren't absolute either: They are, in the best case, a shorter way of saying "what the informed public considers the right balance between security and freedom". It's frightening if the same agencies that are given a lot of powers based on this are also manipulating public opinion.
- konstruktor 12y agoThe "terrorism" and "national security" justifications aren't absolute either: They are, in the best case, a shorter way of saying "what the informed public considers the right balance between security and freedom". It's frightening if the same agencies that are given a lot of powers based on this are also manipulating public opinion.