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In reply to the discussion: Top-Secret Document Reveals NSA Spied On Porn Habits As Part Of Plan To Discredit 'Radicalizers' [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)But here is the question. Why would we worry about discrediting someone who is under investigation for national security issues? Is that one of the first tools we grab these days? Also, doesn't it bring into question the whole story of Patraeus? He was first disgraced about an affair that was learned about from his online activity. Was he speaking off the record to someone and disagreeing with something that we as a nation were doing?
Six this time, how many next time? How many of us have files started because we were critical of the Bush Admin? They did it to MLK, they did it to many others, how many of us have discrediting information in a computer because we said Bush Lied Kids Died?
How much is in a computer about me because I said that President Obama disappointed me when he did not veto the PATRIOT ACT?
Don't downplay this. This is not a part of an investigation. This is not a part of a legitimate effort to identify people who hope to harm this nation. This is part of an effort to discredit those who don't sing the praises the way we want. If a guy is plotting a terrorist attack does it matter if he views midget bondage porn when he's not actively working on his attack? If a chemist is brewing up some Ricin, does it matter if he is watching gay porn while it cooks?
DOES IT MATTER? IS it an issue that reveals more or less about an attack? No, it is part of an effort to assassinate the character of an individual who says that Non Muslims are bad. So don't give me this investigation crap. This is underhanded, immoral, dirty pool. I am ashamed that my nation is still involved in this crap after the MLK nonsense, which I had previously believed to be as low as we could go. Apparently, we can go much lower.