We are in deep shit with our European allies.

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34. On the "bright" side, Russia is thrilled & producing t.v. "news" shows about its newfound role as

a repository for human rights!1 Who KNEW?!1 It's just a FESTIVAL!1


As for one of the posts (above) saying that allies shouldn't spy on allies, uh... GREENWALD/SNOWDEN are to civil liberties as the Unabomber is to environmental issues. Or, Nic CAGE is to acting as the Olive Garden is to Italian cuisine.


Let the name-calling BEGIN!1 As GREENWALD just said, pinning labels on those who disagree is an ad hominem way of attempting to diminish without considering content (paraphrase). He was talking about himself being labeled/ad hominemed, but I'm co-opting it.


ON EDIT: Here's the exact quote, my point being that HIS/Greenwald's fans here have flung the label technique at us who disagree, the ones who call us "Authoritarian."

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http://ggsidedocs.blogspot.com.br/2013/01/frequently-told-lies-ftls.html

[font size=5]"Frequently Told Lies (FTLs)[/font]

by Glenn GREENWALD

.... I'm a right-wing libertarian
Ever since I began writing about politics back in 2005, people have tried to apply pretty much every political [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]label[/FONT] to me. It’s almost always [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]a shorthand method to discredit someone without having to engage the substance[/FONT] of their arguments. It’s the classic [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]ad hominem[/FONT] fallacy: you don’t need to listen to or deal with his arguments because he’s an X. ...."

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