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DirkGently

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4. We are embracing Rogue Nation status.

Reply to Name removed (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 01:29 PM

Jul 2013

No amount of Cheney-esque theories on "American Exceptionalism" (translantion: "We have more guns & money than you&quot

will prevent that, if we insist we can

- Lock people up forever with no charges

- Kill anyone, including our own citizens, anywhere, anytime, based on a secret determination they are a "threat."

- Capture and store the electronic communications of anyone without showing cause

No one would be arguing about the criminal nature of any of this if it wasn't "us" doing it.

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This is something that so many refuse to acknowledge. The US morningfog Jul 2013 #1

Ingrates! They're supposed to love the neighborhood bully. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #2

Yes, they are. And Canada is following suit, right now, which is stupid beyond belief. PDJane Jul 2013 #3

We are embracing Rogue Nation status. DirkGently Jul 2013 #4

and build a wall more miliarized than the korean border nashville_brook Jul 2013 #32

If true, thank Snowden. gulliver Jul 2013 #5

That is seriously the stupidest thing I have ever read. RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #6

You honor me. nt gulliver Jul 2013 #7

no, seriously, he doesn't Skittles Jul 2013 #26

As do you. nt gulliver Jul 2013 #36

Yeah. They shouldn't be pissed of at us for spying on them, they should be pissed off because they Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #8

This response is appreciated. nt gulliver Jul 2013 #9

LOL! How many countries did S. spotlight spying? Germany, England, OZ, NZ, France, Canada KittyWampus Jul 2013 #16

You're right. They're all ever so grateful to us for spying on them. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #19

Probaby as grateful their own countries are spying on us�. and them. What American haters don't KittyWampus Jul 2013 #20

Yes. We're notorious for applauding all those who spy on us. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #21

How do you get to the conclusion that democray wants this while not wanting to know about it? morningfog Jul 2013 #14

I don't think "less visits to Disneyworld" counts as "blowback" Kolesar Jul 2013 #10

Yeah, and ProSense Jul 2013 #11

The OP is ghastly, poorly linked sentences Kolesar Jul 2013 #12

One doesn't need to be coherent to get the "Murica is EVIL" cheerleaders to show up. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #15

LOL! All those people just realized that their own countries ARE DOING THE SAME. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #17

WELL! It's a good thing you are so busy trashing the USA then. Too bad your OP's lack any context KittyWampus Jul 2013 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #24

I miss UNREC. zappaman Jul 2013 #18

The same people who deny this will just blame it all on the Republicans Catherina Jul 2013 #23

^File under lugubrious pablum...eom Kolesar Jul 2013 #25

+10 RC Jul 2013 #27

100% conjecture karynnj Jul 2013 #28

Conjecture, in this case, is just a nice word for BULLSHIT. n/t zappaman Jul 2013 #29

Absolutely true - I was not brought up to say it as you did, but I agree karynnj Jul 2013 #30

I would only add: there will also be a backlash of sorts from those like me who fully intend to silvershadow Jul 2013 #31

Thanks for these comments. And even without the NSA, cloud computing truedelphi Jul 2013 #33

backlash? if so i doubt it would last very long madrchsod Jul 2013 #34

Please link to the original source shawn703 Jul 2013 #35