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el_bryanto

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11. I think more gradations could be warrented

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 03:04 PM

Jul 2013

Something between it's a problem but not that big a deal and it is a huge deal.

The truth is it is a big problem with a lot of moving parts - how much information is being collected, how deeply are the burrowing into that information, what are they using the information for, what oversight is there on how that information is being collected and used, and so on.

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Do you consider alarm over the extent of government surveillance to be a paranoid conspiracy theory? [View all] Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 OP

It may not be a comspiracy theory but the truth has not surfaced as yet, to see and know who is Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #1

there does seem to be an extraordinary effort to shut down the discussion of all this old news Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #3

Perhaps I do not dwell on issues of old stuff. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #5

It's not a conspiracy theory sharp_stick Jul 2013 #2

Pure Alex Jones whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #4

It's not a conspiracy theory, though I HappyMe Jul 2013 #6

Republicans baby RobertEarl Jul 2013 #10

Some substance there but mostly a bunch of ado about nothing. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #7

Do you REALLY think the government is collecting all your emails, recording every phone call snooper2 Jul 2013 #8

knr Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #9

I think more gradations could be warrented el_bryanto Jul 2013 #11

again Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #12

Probably some overreaction. moondust Jul 2013 #13

there are some pretty strong accusations coming from some former NSA analysts Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #15

My own impression moondust Jul 2013 #16

When people promote the Snowden/Greenwald/Alex Jones CTs. definitely. baldguy Jul 2013 #14