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Showing Original Post only (View all)Have the champions of the NSA/Obama, and the detractors of Snowden apologized yet? [View all]
They damn well should. (Been busy with family/job demands, so Im out of touch. Please excuse me if this is common knowledge.)
This refers to those in the media, politicians and those on DU who have embarrassed themselves, and the party. (I expected the Republicans to act like authoritarians and reactionaries.)
Last time I looked, the most common charge against those who stood for principle over party was, Paulbot! Or something similar. By using their own logic - that those who stood against ubiquitous spying were in line with everything Rand Paul stood for they must be Cheneybots.
Have embraced torture, etc? Or have they embraced whats right?
Just want to be enlightened.
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Have the champions of the NSA/Obama, and the detractors of Snowden apologized yet? [View all]
20score
Nov 2013
OP
They're just doing their jobs. Plus, powerpoint documents aren't proof of anything.
DesMoinesDem
Nov 2013
#3
Fuck naw, Snowden still a traitor to his country and Glen is still an asshole to humans...
uponit7771
Nov 2013
#4
No, we don't. That was a mistake of mine. But Snowden did nothing to help the US
pnwmom
Nov 2013
#24
Wait, you forgot "the Vatican, when we had no fucking reason whatsoever", and
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2013
#68
Notice the deflections using an obvious typo... SnowGlen had other means that were more progressive
uponit7771
Nov 2013
#25
Kerry, Gore and too many to mention have all acknowledged the NSA has exceeded its legal authority
riderinthestorm
Nov 2013
#43
Mistakes occur in every law enforcement agency. This was an internal audit, too.
randome
Nov 2013
#60
I wasn't one of the former, & proudly *am* of the latter, & nothing to apologize for!1
UTUSN
Nov 2013
#30
Snowden is a modern day Paul Revere with a thumb drive full of news that Tyranny is coming!...nt
SidDithers
Nov 2013
#38
Sid, one thing is for sure . . . Snowden now has something in common with Sister Sarah Palin . . .
Major Hogwash
Nov 2013
#71
You've said no more than that people should apologize for disagreeing with you
treestar
Nov 2013
#46
If anyone should apologize, it should be people who act like the NSA is something new,
Jamaal510
Nov 2013
#62
Seems like nothing, or little has changed. I have never understood the authoritarian mind.
20score
Nov 2013
#63
There may be one or two with honor but most like their dumber cousins further right will double down
TheKentuckian
Nov 2013
#67