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In reply to the discussion: Why the Ruling Class is So Upset About Edward Snowden [View all]GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)21. To the extent that we knew something was going on, this sums it up perfect :
"there's a huge difference between strongly suspecting that your husband is fucking around and being shown pictures of him balling the babysitter. There's vast gulf between "knowing" and knowledge. The intelligence services have been forced to say, "Okay, yeah, you caught us." The twist is that they're adding, "And, oh, by the way, we're gonna keep boning the babysitter. Just try to stop us from fucking her." "
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There was an article linked from this site about WHY the NSA seeks surveillance over every person.
The Stranger
Jul 2013
#5
To the extent that we knew something was going on, this sums it up perfect :
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#21