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So we should be left in the dark? I would not want the NSA/CIA shutdown unless the same is done with Russia's FSB or Pakistan's ISI.
by itg 12y ago
So we should be left in the dark? I would not want the NSA/CIA shutdown unless the same is done with Russia's FSB or Pakistan's ISI.
- RankingMember 12y agoTherein lies the rub. There is a middle ground here, but people are (rightfully) foaming at the mouth with anti-NSA rage. In my eyes, this whole situation (NSA going off the map and doing whatever they want) stems from giving them free range with little to no oversight. They simply need better oversight and real consequences for leadership who don't act in the public interest (as determined by a neutral party, albeit a neutral party with top secret clearances).
- shit_parade 12y ago'foaming at the mouth' is an Orwellian characterization of what is a profound and rational aversion to totalitarian state surveillance. Stop using the metaphor of a rabies infected dog to describe those who wish to live without the government spying on them.
- RankingMember 12y agoTo "stop" a behavior or other action, one would still need to be partaking in said action. See, I can use a word or phrase in an internet comment as an excuse to be miserably pedantic too.
- shit_parade 12y agohttps://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm