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rhett o rick

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38. Once again you come to the defense of the authoritarian state.
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 08:35 PM
Dec 2013

Do you claim to be politically liberal?

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #1
Dear Juan: Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #2
K&R woo me with science Dec 2013 #3
I just can not figure this president out... pangaia Dec 2013 #4
But we don't live in a police state.. sendero Dec 2013 #5
I agree with the above posters. zeemike Dec 2013 #6
He is POTUS! He has the Bully Pulpit! Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #16
Perhaps he just wants to live. zeemike Dec 2013 #32
You could be right. I would say trillions though. Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #45
We need someone who puts people first. tblue Dec 2013 #49
You have described dotymed Dec 2013 #52
^^ this ^^ TBF Dec 2013 #51
Secret Police. Secret Courts. Secret Government. Octafish Dec 2013 #7
Really? Because the NSA retains copies of telecom data, dissent is impossible? randome Dec 2013 #8
Does it really stop there? colorado_ufo Dec 2013 #10
We don't. We can only go by what we know so far. randome Dec 2013 #19
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
Nervous about what? randome Dec 2013 #22
Some dissenters will be easily cowed and some may not, it's a numbers game. Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #25
well said kpete Dec 2013 #30
The NSA has all the data on your communications and can link them to the communications JDPriestly Dec 2013 #26
Copying the telecom's records makes some sense to me. randome Dec 2013 #27
Getting a warrant is quite easy. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #36
What you say..... Blus4u Dec 2013 #29
Lol! I chuckle everytime you trot out Bernstein. As tho his evaluation outweighs Gore, Kerry riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #28
The NSA is nothing compared to plain old journalism treestar Dec 2013 #56
And the courts disproportionately punish activists. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #31
Once again you come to the defense of the authoritarian state. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #38
There's plenty of dissent right here treestar Dec 2013 #55
K&R for wider exposure. bvar22 Dec 2013 #9
nice post bvar! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #11
Great find, kpete, thanks! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Dec 2013 #12
This amounts to a huge ProSense Dec 2013 #13
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
Wait, ProSense Dec 2013 #41
We havent lost all dissent yet. But Occupy proved that those in Power will go to rhett o rick Dec 2013 #42
What ProSense Dec 2013 #43
Let me try a different approach. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #44
The comment ProSense Dec 2013 #46
Good grief. You have no argument here. You want to claim you are only pointing out what you rhett o rick Dec 2013 #47
I made no friggin "assumption." ProSense Dec 2013 #48
The idea that dissent is suppressed is so absolutely hilarious treestar Dec 2013 #57
K&R!! G_j Dec 2013 #14
"potential for making dissent impossible" gulliver Dec 2013 #15
LOL. And your point is what?? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #40
The irony in the comments on this OP dissenting with policy while claiming they cant is unbelievable stevenleser Dec 2013 #54
Brilliant commentary on the NSA spying. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #17
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
This is a must read. jsr Dec 2013 #24
Our government HAS abused the power that comes with information, & WILL CONTINUE snot Dec 2013 #33
The intent is not to keep "us" safe. tblue Dec 2013 #50
Thank you Juan Cole..perfectly stated. K&R Jefferson23 Dec 2013 #34
I'm reccing this for Big Brother BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #35
We all know how expensive "talk" is. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #53
Quite clearly, Mr Obama has already chosen... 99Forever Dec 2013 #58
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