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In reply to the discussion: Re: Attacks on Snowden, Greenwald. How the fuck do people like that sleep at night? [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)I mean sure, I get the argument involved with privacy, even though I don't agree that it applies. However, the NSA doesn't keep anyone from associating from anyone else. Seriously.
Insofar as the "Targeted policing" you defend, what do you imagine a cop using radar on all the cars passing down the road is? He's using "surveillance" over large numbers of people, many of whom are completely innocent. Almost directly akin to looking at metadata, since he's also not listening in on people's conversations they're holding in their cars (though that technology exists).
People who dislike the NSA's activities in this regard would be a lot more persuasive if they: A) Didn't try to equate it to mass murder, and B) Recognized that spying on foreign governments and agents has always been the case.
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