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In reply to the discussion: The real reason a very loud few are posting hostility toward Barack Obama at DU: [View all]billhicks76
(5,082 posts)NSA had nothing to do with libertarianism. It's a very visceral issue. Democrats were the victims of this spying by McCarthyites in the 50s, by the FBI in the 60s, by the CIA in the 70s and the environmentalists got crushed by it in the 80s and 90s. Bush brought it back on steroids and the fact that it's gotten worse is alarming. AND yes it's so unnerving and an invasion of ones personal life and mental state that everyone hates it including many republicans. So I'm supposed to support it now because it's so bad even some republicans hate it? I don't think so. That circular logic is messed up. Some republicans are accepting gay marriage now too and I'm not going to oppose it because of that. If there were billions of dollars at stake, trust me, certain interest would be commenting here to do just that. Follow the money.