NSA spying scandal - the story so far. The real purpose is political blackmail NOT counter terror

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88. Yeah but, but, but...

9/11 happened in a vacuum. They just hated us for our freedoms and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Everything the bu$h government said about 9/11 is 100% true, including the fact that tens of thousands of gallons or pounds or liters or tons of jet fuel flowed straight toward and down the elevator shafts to the 7th sub basement where it burned so hot in that airless environment that it simultaneously melted all 47 columns and cause the building to collapse from the top down into its own footprint. Would our government lie to us? No, we are the greatest and bestest country that ever existed. Why our very flag instills fear in other countries. That's why our government don't lie to us. And that's the truuuth.

We have people right here on DU that basically believe the above. That our government is good and has the best interest of us citizens in mind, so it is OK when they lie, start wars, kill families in foreign countries, we are not with war with, ambushed with drones, supply both sides of a conflict with weapons. Usually not at the same time to make it harder to prove. But we have along history of doing this.
They see nothing wrong with the wholesale spying that is counter to the 4th Amendment, no matter how lightly or thoroughly the 4th Amendment is read or studied. These reality deniers make no Sense.
Our government is now turning on us, the US citizens, to be treated as this country has been treating people in other countries.