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83. Excellent plan. I am gonna go a step further and become anti-war. nt

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Have we forgotten the NSA or do people just not give a flying fuck anymore? [View all] hootinholler Oct 2013 OP

Meh. Tempest in a teapot. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #1

Speak for yourself. And to answer the OP, no most of us did NOT forget sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #6

I *am* speaking for myself - and I'm not in the minority. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #10

You are in the minority Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #29

Meh. If you told those same Americans what they think about BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #48

It still is not true when you say you are not in the minority. You are. Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #51

In polls? Okay. If that will help you sleep better at night, more power to you. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #52

I choose "leave it." chervilant Oct 2013 #86

You sound like Spiro T. Agnew talking about his "Silent Majority" leveymg Oct 2013 #34

Stay classy, leveymg. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #49

Isn't "meh" and "we live in the real world" more than just a bit passive-aggressive? leveymg Oct 2013 #65

Seriously, is *that* you're excuse for lobbing a personal attack on me?? BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #66

I don't need an excuse for taking exception to your initial attack on the OP leveymg Oct 2013 #72

Your *subject line is not all there is to your post. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #75

When you make condescending remarks, you should expect third-party responses in kind. leveymg Oct 2013 #85

People who express concern about the NSA Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #104

Corporations are using this information against our best interests. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #60

One more reality based tool agent46 Oct 2013 #97

Oh, baby!.......nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #59

LOL, South American and European countries have their own version of the NSA. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #76

i am tired of op posts like this. no one forgot anything but roguevalley Oct 2013 #46

To be fair to me, I never claimed anyone forgot anything. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #47

That's the little Limbaugh term-"Tempest in a teapot". Enthusiast Oct 2013 #58

That's complete bullshit. The idiom I used in this discussion is apropos. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #67

Thanks for clarifying. sibelian Oct 2013 #64

Which one? BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #69

oh that's why stupidicus Oct 2013 #99

I sure as hell still care, hootinholler BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #2

I wish I could share your confidence hootinholler Oct 2013 #5

Well, to be frank BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #11

The System never does a 180 on a dime. The program is so big it will take a while, but the issue is leveymg Oct 2013 #35

Doing my part to see a large crowd hootinholler Oct 2013 #37

Applause. leveymg Oct 2013 #42

What's the NSA? jsr Oct 2013 #3

Pfft! Enthusiast Oct 2013 #61

Wish I could go... ljm2002 Oct 2013 #4

Not while we own it seveneyes Oct 2013 #7

Totally! My tinfoil hat is telling me 99th_Monkey Oct 2013 #8

I'll go ahead and assume this is some form of sarcasm. n/t hootinholler Oct 2013 #13

You're right of course 99th_Monkey Oct 2013 #20

Obama said there's no spying on Americans leftstreet Oct 2013 #9

You do know it's against the law for the NSA to spy on Americans, right? randome Oct 2013 #12

Yeah, that's kind of the point hootinholler Oct 2013 #15

I don't see why anyone would have a problem with that. randome Oct 2013 #17

ROTFLMAO. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #62

It's against the law for the NSA to spy on Americans, right? ehcross Oct 2013 #96

I still give a fuck. k&r cali Oct 2013 #14

I don't think they've "forgotten"; it's just not a priority. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #16

Meh. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #18

If you had looked at the links hootinholler Oct 2013 #39

I care. I can't attend, but have donated. I thought there would be events on the West Coast deurbano Oct 2013 #19

Any problems we had with the NSA are being addressed. mwrguy Oct 2013 #21

I place my trust in information hootinholler Oct 2013 #22

You know.... RichGirl Oct 2013 #23

I might drop by on Saturday. -nt- DireStrike Oct 2013 #24

Big K&R! I'll be there in spirit. riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #25

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #26

Sadly, I don't think the average person cares. For many (most?) DUers, Skip Intro Oct 2013 #27

Hand them over? Too many do not even realize they have any real rights. RC Oct 2013 #31

Oh yeah, you're right of course. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #36

Anyone who thinks their stuff is private online or on air waves is ignorant.This crap has been going judesedit Oct 2013 #28

On line Banking? Buying something on line with a credit card? RC Oct 2013 #32

part of the grave damage caused by the radical right who dominate the U.S. House of Representatives Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #30

The gov't knows everything about us, though we're innocent; while we know little about them. snot Oct 2013 #33

Sounds good, yeah some here would love to just move Rex Oct 2013 #38

Why don't Republicans shut down the government over this? Chrom Oct 2013 #40

Welcome to DU hootinholler Oct 2013 #41

People realize if we didn't have the NSA we would have zero intel in this cyber-era and that would CK_John Oct 2013 #43

I disagree. But they have convinced you you need them so it worked on you. n-t Logical Oct 2013 #70

If we didn't have the NSA we would have zero intel in this cyber-era. ehcross Oct 2013 #89

k Go Vols Oct 2013 #102

sadly, i could ask that same question for a bunch of issues Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #44

Well, we can't play Where in the World is Edward Snowden anymore NuclearDem Oct 2013 #45

We can't play Where in the World is Edward Snowden anymore ehcross Oct 2013 #90

we're also celebrating a budget with more"austerity" han the original "Ryan Budget" Doctor_J Oct 2013 #50

Do you have useful concrete proposals for reform? Or are you promoting the usual libertarian struggle4progress Oct 2013 #53

I am so glad I scrolled down to your post. You helped me maintain my composure. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #77

Oh, Kitty, don't hold back hootinholler Oct 2013 #81

Hey Hootie, I am tired of bickering with people I mostly agree with. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #84

Well then hootinholler Oct 2013 #87

You going to bring a sign? KittyWampus Oct 2013 #100

I haven't decided yet hootinholler Oct 2013 #106

Why do you think this is about "bashing" the President? hootinholler Oct 2013 #79

"people just not give a flying fuck anymore", or some of us never did. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #54

In UK most people are just, not surprised, basically. And very apathetic. Ghost Dog Oct 2013 #55

it is this level of passive acceptance that I find really scary... Electric Monk Oct 2013 #56

I'm not a bored white person, so I don't give a fuck about the NSA. sagat Oct 2013 #57

I care. A lot. Please keep posting about it. BlueCheese Oct 2013 #63

"Our Team" won the shutdown standoff, quit trying to ruin it!!!! TransitJohn Oct 2013 #68

Not to sound snarky but; what can I do to change the situation? Taitertots Oct 2013 #71

Spying on Americans is cool with the new moderate Democrats. Party First! nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #73

Exactly - and it is tres amusing to see the lame attempts to marginalize. djean111 Oct 2013 #78

My plan is to wait until a repuke is elected president, then act outraged and shocked about this hughee99 Oct 2013 #82

Excellent plan. I am gonna go a step further and become anti-war. nt Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #83

The list of things that keep me awake at night Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #74

No, just once again the stunning vileness of the fugpublicans has deferred other issues. Nt. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #80

Wish I could be there with you, suffragette Oct 2013 #88

We can only panic about one thing at a time. nt. rrneck Oct 2013 #91

FLYING FUCK RULES THE DAY! But...yes...many of us care about this. KoKo Oct 2013 #92

KNR DirkGently Oct 2013 #93

Nope, won't bother with a lot here though nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #94

I didn't forget BUT JOBS for my family are of most concern to me. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #95

Election day is Tues. Nov. 5, and right on schedule, there's a hate-fest in DC the weekend before. ucrdem Oct 2013 #98

Unfortunately the American people have been trained by.... Swede Atlanta Oct 2013 #101

I think the data release was PSYOPS. joshcryer Oct 2013 #103

Americans have moved onto the next shiny object AgingAmerican Oct 2013 #105