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joshcryer

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6. I initially rec'd this because I thought he was criticizing American blood lust (he does barely).
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:53 PM
May 2012

Then it came off as a whiney screed against a "surveillance state" when the reality is that Google and Facebook, and yes, Glenn, Twitter have been surveilling his privileged white position in society for almost a decade already. It's SoP already, Glenn. Only thing is, being a white male, you're not likely to wind up being indefinitely detained. Being in the top 5% you're not likely to have to worry about any of these bullshit laws. Welcome to privilege.

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