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tridim

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27. I have yet to meet a DUer who doesn't oppose "expansive NSA surveillance"

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 09:14 AM

Jun 2013

Your lopsided poll result is proof of this.

It exposes the strawman that Snowden fanatics use all the time to disparage smart DUers with differing opinions.

Thank you!

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DU you believe that most people who oppose expansive NSA surveillance are libertarian trolls? [View all] Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 OP

No, It's just another attempt at deflection from people who cannot rationally defend the NSA/PRISM ram2008 Jun 2013 #1

+1000 Many here agree with what you said. The DU poll shows that. RC Jun 2013 #35

No, but at least one of them is a COMMIE! There are some socialists in the mix too... The HORROR!!! idwiyo Jun 2013 #2

+2 leftstreet Jun 2013 #4

OMG!1!!1! Existence of 2 commies is proof of Konspiracy to take over the Worl... err I mean DU! idwiyo Jun 2013 #7

I'm used to being called a Communist - and I REALLY am not -at all Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #8

I am a Communist, but I don't belong to any party and my idea of what Communism is might be idwiyo Jun 2013 #14

We are at Orange on the color coded authoritarian histrionics chart. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #3

^ Awesomeness. marmar Jun 2013 #23

Its just more paranoid crap from the faithful believer types quinnox Jun 2013 #5

That is a common meme. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #6

K&R ^^^ needs to be an OP. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2013 #9

Well said! ^^^^^^^^^^^ marions ghost Jun 2013 #10

One clarification: bvar22 Jun 2013 #17

Poll answer no. 5 should have been a HELL NO! We People Jun 2013 #19

I would have - but I wanted to make the survey as clear and upfront as possible Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #21

I second the call for this to be an OP. LisaLynne Jun 2013 #31

It's sad that this is even being discussed here. Apophis Jun 2013 #11

That's this week's talking point by the authoritarian ratfuckers. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #12

Don't know why I'm bothering to respond to one of your asinine posts, but... OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #20

with numerous posters making this claim - how come nobody is voting yes? Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #13

Oh I don't know, maybe..... Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #15

you think? Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #16

Yeah there are some missing names up there! Union Scribe Jun 2013 #18

+1 progressoid Jun 2013 #24

I oppose expansive NSA surveillance and I'm no libertarian troll MrScorpio Jun 2013 #22

i guess "expansive" is the term here treestar Jun 2013 #29

No, but they all sure do have the libertarian CTs well memorized. baldguy Jun 2013 #25

Which libertarian conspiracy theories are you refering to? think Jun 2013 #26

Like saying Snowden's concerns about being assasinated by Obama should be taken seriously. baldguy Jun 2013 #33

I have yet to meet a DUer who doesn't oppose "expansive NSA surveillance" tridim Jun 2013 #27

Depends on how they put it treestar Jun 2013 #28

Do you believe that trusting anything Snowden says is making good use of critical thinking skills? randome Jun 2013 #30

No, Just Saying Jun 2013 #32

.. Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #34