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In reply to the discussion: Amy Goodman...get thee under the bus... [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)21. They are facts, and
You provided a couple of anecdotes and a few quotes
that claim this administration is a "Mixed-Bag" on transparency. The fact is, we as a nation are doing more spying than at any time in our history. More spying means more secrets. Period. Thats not up for debate. It is what it is.
I'm not saying this is Obama's fault or Obama's doing, it just is what it is, it's the times we live in. We have become a nation that lives in fear, and a nations that lives in fear wants to know what everyone is up to. Technology has made that possible.
We are so afraid that we can spend billions to "appease" our fear but in order to pay for it we keep taking from the least of us... The sick, the poor, the elderly, children...
Is this all the fault of the Democrats? No. Not even close. But are they working hard enough to stop the madness? No. Not even close.
that claim this administration is a "Mixed-Bag" on transparency. The fact is, we as a nation are doing more spying than at any time in our history. More spying means more secrets. Period. Thats not up for debate. It is what it is.
I'm not saying this is Obama's fault or Obama's doing, it just is what it is, it's the times we live in. We have become a nation that lives in fear, and a nations that lives in fear wants to know what everyone is up to. Technology has made that possible.
We are so afraid that we can spend billions to "appease" our fear but in order to pay for it we keep taking from the least of us... The sick, the poor, the elderly, children...
Is this all the fault of the Democrats? No. Not even close. But are they working hard enough to stop the madness? No. Not even close.
...nothing you posted negates them. "Mixed-Bag" relevative to the promise made. You talk about spying, and then say, "I'm not saying this is Obama's fault or Obama's doing."
Spying has nothing to do with the level of transparency of a President's administration. The OP claim is delusional.
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NOT BAD!!! Only 8 minutes from the time the OP was posted until your detailed response!
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2014
#13
That may be, but we Dems are not known to take orders to remain silent no matter who
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#52
So good journalists are 'functioning as extremists' now? Who would you recommend as a journalist
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#54