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NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:52 AM Jun 2013

Did you just sign a petition asking the government to stop spying on you?

And you gave them personal, identifying information about yourself and your email?

Anyone see the faulty reasoning there?

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wandy

(3,539 posts)
8. And years, and years, and if my comment shows up in an NSA datasbase, well....
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:15 PM
Jun 2013

They'll know I am NOT happy.

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)
3. Best to enter the lead lined chamber underneath the floor.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:58 AM
Jun 2013

But post your whereabouts on FACEBOOK first.

kentuck

(115,620 posts)
4. That assumes that the Congressman agrees with the government policy...
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:59 AM
Jun 2013

and that he is part of the data collection secrecy cabal. Maybe he is trying to do something about it?

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
6. Faulty reasoning includes confusion over the words 'give' and 'take'.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:01 PM
Jun 2013

It's the difference between a lovely Christmas morning and a smashed window on Christmas Eve.

Autumn

(49,019 posts)
7. Yes I did.And since I freely gave the information to them, I have no problem.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:05 PM
Jun 2013

I voluntarily gave it to them. Do you see the faulty reasoning there?

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
9. I protected all of my electronics
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:28 PM
Jun 2013

by wrapping them in tinfoil, I figure the aluminum will scramble the frequency so they won't be able to track my location...

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