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WillyT

(72,631 posts) Mon Aug 5, 2013, 02:06 PM Aug 2013

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I'm Sorry... But I Am MUCH MORE Afraid Of An Out Of Control Surveillance/Police State... [View all]

Than I am of terrorists.

Ya know...

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I'm Sorry... But I Am MUCH MORE Afraid Of An Out Of Control Surveillance/Police State... [View all] WillyT Aug 2013 OP

The lawlessness is getting so blurry that the two seem to be merging, and no one seems accountable. midnight Aug 2013 #1

I think there are too many balls in the air to juggle. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #18

Well that would explain why they didn't try to bust Wall Street. The snooping sure matthews Aug 2013 #50

We definitely are experiencing a complete collapse in our society. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #54

I'm with you guys...unfortunately I p****d a lot of people off here. Glad to see see kindred souls. silvershadow Aug 2013 #89

Seem to be merging? RC Aug 2013 #55

I'm more afraid of going broke, dying from my disease, e coli, bears, paper cuts... NightWatcher Aug 2013 #2

Stephen Colbert don''t trust those bears either.... think Aug 2013 #4

paper cuts darkangel218 Aug 2013 #8

You can trust NSA employees to do the right thing just as much as these employees: AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #37

+1 villager Aug 2013 #77

"without casualty or issues" Brewinblue Aug 2013 #58

LOL, yep paranoia is what we have now, I'm guessing there are a lot of people........ 4bucksagallon Aug 2013 #69

If you got nothing to hide, you got nothing to fear!!! bvar22 Aug 2013 #102

The FISA court has all judges appointed by Chief Justice John Reports. Eric J in MN Aug 2013 #97

Without casualty or issue? lark Aug 2013 #104

But...what about the terrorists? NuclearDem Aug 2013 #3

yeah Bully Taw Aug 2013 #44

That makes sense. We needed someone to scare the boogeyman. eom Blanks Aug 2013 #70

SNORT!!! Fawke Em Aug 2013 #101

Me, too! FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #5

No worries. Hillary will reverse all of those things you're worried about. Dawgs Aug 2013 #6

Something to look forward to. Of course, if she doesn't, Jeb Bush will. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #33

I'm not afraid of terrorists, either, personally. MineralMan Aug 2013 #7

I hesitate to say this, but dickthegrouch Aug 2013 #30

Well, it's far more likely that you'll be in the vicinity of some MineralMan Aug 2013 #32

To say nothing of car or bicycle crashes which are far more common and can cause severe JDPriestly Aug 2013 #45

Yes, of course. Those are even more likely. MineralMan Aug 2013 #47

A friend's daughter was killed on 9/11. She is more afraid of our government than she sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #86

A friend of mine died on 9/11. MineralMan Aug 2013 #94

I fear what all Democracies need to fear, the removal of the rights that were so hard-fought for sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #106

I'm not afraid of either treestar Aug 2013 #9

BINGO!!! nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #10

amen uponit7771 Aug 2013 #62

LOL. Your argument is that the 1% doesnt need to spy, therefore they arent spying. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #76

The 1% don't need the government for that treestar Aug 2013 #99

I recommend that you read the link. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #105

You can't be a terrorist without doing a terrorist action. Tikki Aug 2013 #11

I"m not really afraid of either. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #12

Ahhh the bliss. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #78

I notice that you and your friends dont like to jump into real issues. Here is a post that rhett o rick Aug 2013 #82

Dear Rhett, if you were to search DU v.1 and DU v.2 you'd find plenty of my posts on this issue. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #83

Wait, you have a life outside of DU!?! iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #91

This wasnt aimed at you. I know you discuss issues. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #96

Oh, and if you are concerned about water rights being bought up, research T. Boone Pickens KittyWampus Aug 2013 #85

That's all swell but didnt answer my question. I am guessing that these very outspoken rhett o rick Aug 2013 #95

But High level AlQaeda operatives are in place!! Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #13

And once a terrorist survives to be #1, they are invincible. With super human powers. RC Aug 2013 #57

Fear sells! n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #14

Yes it does Andy823 Aug 2013 #93

"NSA handing over non-terror intelligence" Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #15

As my younger siblings says malaise Aug 2013 #16

I'm more afraid of The Carlyle Group & The Company they keep.... think Aug 2013 #17

But, but...WillyT! You need to watch this! Zorra Aug 2013 #19

This is all any prosecutor has to recite to have anyone charged with anything they want-Mission midnight Aug 2013 #64

I think we're one mass casualty event away from the kind of Police State we all fear.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #20

if you got a sufficiently charismatic leader who can delay and mute any reaction, MisterP Aug 2013 #38

My understanding is that many, including Kerry, wanted a no fly zone, Obama didn't.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #40

Especially when you have police like this AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #21

The officer seems nice. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #61

Awful. nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #81

I hear ya! dmr Aug 2013 #22

THE WHOLE “TERRORIST” MEME IS A NEO-FASCIST COUP D’ETAT 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #23

Politics is just the ruse Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #28

Don't forget the mid 70's movie "Network" 90-percent Aug 2013 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Aug 2013 #24

Well There Is THAT... WillyT Aug 2013 #26

Yup.... think Aug 2013 #29

That's OK. I forgive you. You probably can't help it. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #25

They're just rolling all this stuff out GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #27

What would you do when the threats to the government escalate from the radical right? SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #31

Why are you afraid of anything? frazzled Aug 2013 #34

Your fears are well grounded 90-percent Aug 2013 #35

So am I. City Lights Aug 2013 #39

You know it's all fucked up when this is the cover of the Economist Catherina Aug 2013 #41

If ever there was a marker... n/t Hydra Aug 2013 #74

du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #42

Me Also. Hubert Flottz Aug 2013 #43

I'm with you on that. But we wouldn't have these issues gtar100 Aug 2013 #46

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty Tab Aug 2013 #48

The loss of our rights and our privacy mean that they won. We sure didn't win matthews Aug 2013 #49

Ya know, I'm not really afraid of either. Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #51

They've just got too much money. Defunding them is the start. toby jo Aug 2013 #52

I'm not afraid of either one, just dissapointed in the Federal government. Rex Aug 2013 #53

i'm not afraid of either of them JI7 Aug 2013 #56

I'm with ya on that! k&r Little Star Aug 2013 #59

What state do you live in? City? Town? JaneyVee Aug 2013 #60

What Does That Have To Do With The Violations Of The Bill Of Rights ? WillyT Aug 2013 #63

Another of the blissful speaks out in defense of the big daddy authoritarian state. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #80

I Guess This Line of Inquiry is Okay As Long As You Don't Hate America..... BlueManFan Aug 2013 #65

Gotta agree. I fear the Teabillies, the Teapublicans, survivalists "militias" almost as much. marble falls Aug 2013 #66

half agree. I am not really afraid at all of the "surveillance state" uhnope Aug 2013 #67

They are part of the same monster. bvar22 Aug 2013 #103

Me too. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #68

Me, too, WillyT. Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #71

"Terrorists" are the boogyman of the day. 99Forever Aug 2013 #72

today's terrorists = cold war communists = turn of the century anarchists. gotta have an HiPointDem Aug 2013 #84

The enemy is calling... From INSIDE the house! Blue Owl Aug 2013 #73

Yep libodem Aug 2013 #75

Amen.... daleanime Aug 2013 #79

The terr'ists are in DC? blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #87

So you're going to hobble law enforcement when they try to keep us safe from pot smokers? Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #88

No doubt. blackspade Aug 2013 #90

I'm guessing the employees EC Aug 2013 #92

The Orwellian Dystopia they've been assembling for us since 9/11 is the true terror whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #98

Me, too. Fawke Em Aug 2013 #100