Ed Snowden: Leakers “should be shot in the balls,” and "cut this Social Security bullshit"

[ConservativeDemocrat]

223. And this is why we don't have any discussion...

You beg for a question to be answered. But when it is, and you are unable to address the points raised, you then hold your breath until you turn blue, complete with a mindless appeal to tribalism.

In point of fact, while I am absolutely on the conservative end of the democratic spectrum, defending the IRS and the laws that at least make some small attempt to have a progressive tax system in this country, is a liberal position. And for all your petulance, people on your side of the fence make absolutely no attempt to make a distinction between the IRS and the NSA. In fact, you can't even find any example of injustice arising from this NSA oversight at all - it's all just "they could potentially abuse this, maybe, in my fantasy anti-government dreams". There's more abuse of police discretion in local cops breaking up a typical Saturday night bar fight than this.

So yeah, pal. You don't like that the majority of the public doesn't agree with you? You don't like that we have black president? You don't like that a handful of government agencies maintain very private records on people in order to perform their specific tasks, subject to judicial oversight? You really only have three choices: A] Suck it up, B] Make some actually cogent arguments intended to persuade, or C] Leave.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community