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In reply to the discussion: Dear Pres. Obama: Dissent isn’t Possible in a Surveillance State (By Juan Cole) [View all]Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)34. Thank you Juan Cole..perfectly stated. K&R
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Dear Pres. Obama: Dissent isn’t Possible in a Surveillance State (By Juan Cole) [View all]
kpete
Dec 2013
OP
it provides way too much leverage to executives that won't be as saintly as Obama
nashville_brook
Dec 2013
#37
Yes. Because the NSA retains copies of the telecom data, dissent is impossible.
JDPriestly
Dec 2013
#20
The NSA has all the data on your communications and can link them to the communications
JDPriestly
Dec 2013
#26
Lol! I chuckle everytime you trot out Bernstein. As tho his evaluation outweighs Gore, Kerry
riderinthestorm
Dec 2013
#28
I think that is part of Obama's problem in dealing with this overly zealous security apparatus
JDPriestly
Dec 2013
#23
I think your assumptions are off. Criticism of the surveillance state is a criticism of the
rhett o rick
Dec 2013
#39
We havent lost all dissent yet. But Occupy proved that those in Power will go to
rhett o rick
Dec 2013
#42
Good grief. You have no argument here. You want to claim you are only pointing out what you
rhett o rick
Dec 2013
#47
The irony in the comments on this OP dissenting with policy while claiming they cant is unbelievable
stevenleser
Dec 2013
#54
It's really not a problem. If you don't say anything against the regime, you're safe.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2013
#18
As we know in Madison, POLITICAL CONTROL OF POLICE is an essential element
HereSince1628
Dec 2013
#21