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oh shit, Snowden is today's Rosa Parks, Elie Wiesel, Thomas Jefferson JI7 Jun 2013 #1
Umm, nope. But the logic is the same. Bonobo Jun 2013 #5
You left out ML King Jr, Gandhi, and Henry Thoreau. ucrdem Jun 2013 #8
Lol! Congratulations on missing the point in a spectacular fashion! sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #27
That's not as clever as it looks. sibelian Jun 2013 #41
If people want to post additional information about Obama, Greenwald, or Snowden.... Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #2
Yes, and I could post that the moon is made of green cheese. Bonobo Jun 2013 #7
Yes, I agree. Free expression is part of what keeps a country from becoming a totalitarian state. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #28
Yeah, that reader would be me. sibelian Jun 2013 #42
I agree with your sentiment. But this is a terribe analogy. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #3
It is the same logic. The analogy is irrelevant. nt Bonobo Jun 2013 #6
The analogy is everything. Otherwise, why post it? Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #10
I should say the example is irrelevant. Bonobo Jun 2013 #12
I always thought those guys were hypocrits. Whisp Jun 2013 #4
+100 n/t Tx4obama Jun 2013 #9
They were hypocrites and that's why much of what they said is total bullshit. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #11
The point is that the message can be and should be separated from the messenger. Bonobo Jun 2013 #14
The message can never and should never be fully removed from the messenger. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #15
If a fact is claimed that is in doubt, you are correct. Bonobo Jun 2013 #19
So, it seems Greenwald tried to suck up an old story and make it his own railsback Jun 2013 #22
Please link to the old story about Prism! I'd be really interested to see it! nt Bonobo Jun 2013 #23
PRISM is like upgrading from PS1 to PS6 railsback Jun 2013 #24
Then please link to the old stories that revealed that Apple, Google, Facebook and Skype Bonobo Jun 2013 #25
LoL, you make the accusations so sure of yourself railsback Jun 2013 #26
Dude, are you going to link to show your claim that none of this is new news or not? Bonobo Jun 2013 #31
Wow. Ok. I guess its easier to just flame away on sour grapes. railsback Jun 2013 #32
I didn't think so because you don't have shit. Bonobo Jun 2013 #34
Ha... Totally owned him' Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #37
I really have to disagree with you there MNBrewer Jun 2013 #44
The point is he got some things right. tblue Jun 2013 #16
The source of a message must always be considered. That is what I'm saying. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #18
Sometimes considering something results in saying "Yup, it's irrelevant." nt Bonobo Jun 2013 #20
This is the root of why/how they want to use metadata to disrupt dissent. reusrename Jun 2013 #36
Yep. They wrote down some awesome Utopian ideals, but... Amonester Jun 2013 #17
So you think we should toss out the Constitution then? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #29
Jefferson was full of it. bravenak Jun 2013 #13
Yup, that's why I said fuck him. Bonobo Jun 2013 #21
That's the point, isn't it? Yet our whole country is based on his and the other very flawed sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #30
I have to disagree. Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #33
Yeah, and y'all would positivley FREAK at Jefferson's Facebook page..... DFW Jun 2013 #35
Lol. It is quite good, but there's some WTF in there Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #38
It's a VERY peripheral part of the story DFW Jun 2013 #43
I think YOU are one missing the point. The fact that Snowden is a creep means that we don't have Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #39
the flaw in your logic emma7 Jun 2013 #40
"The wheels of justice grind slowly but exceedingly fine..." kentuck Jun 2013 #45
It's a superficial gossip-driven society, with a mass mentality to match. Waiting For Everyman Jun 2013 #46
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