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In reply to the discussion: What the hell, DU? [View all]pacalo
(24,721 posts)I'm disappointed that Greenwald's expose of the NSA program isn't better received on this progressive site. We're supposed to feel the most protective of our civil liberties.
This isn't about Obama, or wanting him to fail, & certainly not about racism. It's about the incredible overreach of power that provides a wealth of opportunity to abuse it, to our huge disadvantage. If a president with the mentality of a Breitbart or a Romney were in the WH, I'm pretty sure we would all be in agreement.
If spying on Americans is going to be stopped or curtailed, it could only happen when a Democrat is in the WH. Unfortunately, with a high priority of criminalizing whistleblowers, I don't think it's going to happen during Obama's presidency. Whistleblowers risk their careers & lives by trying to right a horrible wrong; an administration that makes punishing whistleblowers such a high priority is guarding the status quo.
It's like nails on a chalkboard for me to see all the bickering about this issue. I generally skip those threads. We all should value our civil liberties here.