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In reply to the discussion: Edward Snowden is a hero. Crimes by our government against us [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)7. The Goal of Wholesale Surveillance
The goal of wholesale surveillance, [font color="green"]as (Hannah) Arendt wrote in The Origins of Totalitarianism, is not, in the end, to discover crimes, but to be on hand when the government decides to arrest a certain category of the population. [/font color]And because Americans emails, phone conversations, Web searches and geographical movements are recorded and stored in perpetuity in government databases, there will be more than enough evidence to seize us should the state deem it necessary. This information waits like a deadly virus inside government vaults to be turned against us. It does not matter how trivial or innocent that information is. In totalitarian states, justice, like truth, is irrelevant.
Chris Hedges, The Last Gasp of American Democracy
Thank you for another outstanding OP, woo me with science. KBR.
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Edward Snowden is a hero. Crimes by our government against us [View all]
woo me with science
May 2015
OP
I believe some were/are paid trolls used to divert attention from the actual spying and
Dustlawyer
May 2015
#17
If facts become 'hyberbolic nonsense' we will be in an Orwellian nightmare. But surprisingly
sabrina 1
May 2015
#15
Fortunatey progressives are supportive of Snowden and al the other Whistle Blowers going back to
sabrina 1
May 2015
#16
It's getting harder for them for sure. What was revealed is what people are interested
sabrina 1
May 2015
#49
Does it bother you when someone dares to speak out against the Oligarch Authority?
rhett o rick
May 2015
#32
Sadly you side with the Oligarch Authority. Snowden is a hero for the 99% and Gen Clapper is a hero
rhett o rick
May 2015
#33
Let's take a look at your logic. You say "just the facts", which first of all would be a little
rhett o rick
May 2015
#40
I disagree that he is a hero OP but I respect your right to have the opinion that he is. nt
cstanleytech
May 2015
#26