in the workplace, at malls, in stores and government buildings, if you have to ask then we will never agree about it. I don't like people watching everything I do and I really don't like people recording everything I do.. But this is the world we live in.
My problem with drones? Killing with no emotion or contact. Too easy to pull the trigger. My problem with us using drones to kill "the bad guys"? Those kids in the picture didn't look like "bad guys" to me. We kill an awful lot of "suspected insurgents.
Can't we fight back? Sure all fucking day long. Not going to solve the problem. Terrorism is a weed, you cut it down and 3 more grow in it's place. You need to pull it out at the root, and that is something we are not willing to do. We are too busy patting ourselves on the back to see that we are as much a part of the problem as they are.
The data collection center is not functioning yet. So no they haven't caught any terrorists with it. 
There is a ton of info out there about it. There is no paranoia about it, the government admits what it is for. It's a data collection center for all branches of security. DHS, FBI, CIA, this is the new place where they monitor every phone call, every text and every e-mail looking for "key words" to determine if you need to be investigated.
If you think you are surprising me with your "info" about the IRS get real, I know for a fact everything we do is monitored. There is no privacy left. If someone wants to investigate you, they can tell within a few hours what you have been doing, spending money on, who you have been talking to, what groceries you bought, how much you owe how much you have, who you are friends with on FB, what you posted on DU.
You seem happy to live like this. Hey, more power to you. Personally, I like some semblance of privacy. I'll never see it again but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
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