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nashville_brook

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11. "the price of secrecy is paranoia" -- hell to the yes

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 13, 2014, 11:41 AM

Sep 2014

there's something our current zeitgeist that feels very 1974, watergate all over again. it's different now of course -- more nihilistic and tribal.

by not prosecuting and/or pardoning state criminals (over and over again) we've created a constant form of mass cognitive dissonance that some process as paranoia, some process into patriotism and most process into apathy. we see there's two sets of rules. the question is, how much is this going to fuck ME up.

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Oh malarkey..... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #3

It is the unfortunate truth when it comes to the NSA. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #6

No its just not.... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #8

It isn't a republican versus democrat thing... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #26

"the price of secrecy is paranoia" -- hell to the yes nashville_brook Sep 2014 #11

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Ah but before Snowden Savannahmann Sep 2014 #5

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Snowden showed us the documents that proved the programs exist. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #7

Snowden didn't show US.....anything.... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #9

Did you read the Verizon order? Do you understand what it means? JDPriestly Sep 2014 #20

Good luck getting that one to read anything LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #28

well, denial just requires a declaration stupidicus Sep 2014 #14

Put your finger on some cognitive dissonance there. DirkGently Sep 2014 #16

indeed stupidicus Sep 2014 #18

Speaking of the blue-link champ, whatever happened to her/him/it/them? JDPriestly Sep 2014 #21

Outsourced... Generic Other Sep 2014 #23

good question stupidicus Sep 2014 #24

I remember... RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #12

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