The NSA now collects all. We DO need to know that. Thank you Snowden & the other whistleblowers.
The effect this activity has of chilling political commentary is an insidious part of it, never mind what might be pinned on you for your actual comments for some reason. Your political leanings and things like "environmentalism" can be used to smear you in court (even if the case is non-political), for one thing. Even if you are doing non-sensitive work for the government, your job could be affected by your political leanings. Never mind more nefarious manipulations of whole masses of people. This level of data mining and analysis is a clear threat to democracy, by any stretch of the imagination.
The big concern here--the effect on freedom of speech & thought. Totalitarianism. We have already seen what a tyrannical administration looks like in Booshcheney. Do we trust the government not to get into deep levels of mind control?
It's time in this country to resist this. Support those who are speaking for us. Take a stand. Or live your life censoring your words and thoughts and looking over your shoulder.
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