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In reply to the discussion: I don't care whether you approve or disapprove of Edward Snowden's leaks. What REALLY outrages me [View all]BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)45. Indefensible
Though I await the calls that Bush started it! so now we should totally accept it with a cherry on top. Defending the indefensible is insanity.
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I don't care whether you approve or disapprove of Edward Snowden's leaks. What REALLY outrages me [View all]
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
OP
No more fine with it than turning over much of our military to private mercenaries...
hlthe2b
Jun 2013
#2
Or turning over the manufacturing of defense weapons to our potential enemies. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#61
In a Corporatist Republic, who else would corporations trust to spy on everyone?
kenny blankenship
Jun 2013
#3
It's not just the government. Banks, for example, LOVE the idea of disposable workers
arcane1
Jun 2013
#52
"Some" have no problem with it because Obama told them what to think about it.
morningfog
Jun 2013
#21
That is another excellent point. These massively wasteful, ineffective, unconstitutional policies
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#7
You understand that part of the logic here is that privatization removes oversight:
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#56
I actually do know all that history, I'm 63 years old, I lived through it.
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#14
Sorry, you're correct. However, they didn't exactly die, they merged with Boeing.
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#42
Considering that I "wronged" some RWers years ago and they decided to ruin my life . . .
siligut
Jun 2013
#15
Constitutional Rights...For Sale! Discounts given for campaign contributions!
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#26
Monsanto Turns To Blackwater For Increased Security, Intelligence And ‘Infiltrate Activist Groups’
G_j
Jun 2013
#30
It is even more than that. It is where you shop, what you buy, what you see....
glinda
Jun 2013
#118
I share your rage and I am furious that nit-pickers are still moaning about whether
Swagman
Jun 2013
#77
In the end we are going to find out that is not and never was about terror, it is all about money.
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#78
Sure, nothing but a big fat contract. And a vested interested to continue to profit from
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#113
K&R Hell no I don't think its fine. Feel like all I ever talk about is how we are being sold out
raouldukelives
Jun 2013
#90
Do you remember the devil Gun Lobby we have talked about so much of late...........
wandy
Jun 2013
#92
Well, since the people our elected officials actually represent are the Oligarchs,
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#119
If there's any hope of saving democracy in this country, it will only happen when enough
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#120
absolutely-- plus they are undoubtedly overcharging the govt and ripping us off
NoMoreWarNow
Jun 2013
#98
Oh, not to worry. The government has PLENTY of money to spend on the National Security State.
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#125
Hear Hear. That point is being lost. Back in the 70s my Dad was outraged how the
snagglepuss
Jun 2013
#99
"These private spying companies have a vested interest in manipulating perceptions so best serve
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#126
Sure, because a contractor making $1.3 billion in profits will just go quietly,
scarletwoman
Jun 2013
#136