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In reply to the discussion: Snowden Says Hillary Clinton’s BOGUS STATEMENTS Show a “Lack of Political Courage” [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)54. Sorry about the "you guys". We must of course be concerned about Russia, China, and the
Communists, but an equal danger is to be herded into believing those that would impart equally bad restrictions on our freedoms and liberties. "Being paranoid is very bad for you", is what you said and I say it right back at you. The paranoia about Communists helped bring the Nazi's to power. While I believe that paranoia can be dangerous, so can naivete.
The NSA/CIA have unlimited power that they promise to use for goodness and wonderfulness, but we must be skeptical. We need oversight to insure that our Constitutional rights are not abused. The information the NSA/CIA is collecting is extremely valuable for corporations and those that may have bad designs for us.
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Segami
Oct 2015
OP
He made a choice to fight the NSA/CIA Dark State while other are living in denial thinking that
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#6
Those that side with the billionaire oligarchs are the ones that think he did wrong.
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#10
Silly comment. I said nothing of the sort. But tell us what you think. So often here the defender
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#47
I find your tactic of trying to drive the discuss by continually asking questions kind of silly
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#55
He is fighting for our freedoms and liberties. Some are more comfortable letting the NSA/CIA take
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#14
Fabulists like Snowden and Greenwald can't point their lying fingers at anyone. nt
uhnope
Oct 2015
#9
They have a message that you don't like, so you want them punished. Maybe you prefer the comfort
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#15
Wait, before we get tooo excited, just tell me that you don't want them punished. Maybe I did misun
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#29
Funny that you guys always ask questions but rarely give us your opinions.
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#48
Sorry about the "you guys". We must of course be concerned about Russia, China, and the
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#54
I can understand the need to believe that there is something keeping the NSA/CIA in check.
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#57
I have a couple of problems with the new "safeguards". Odd that the President got
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#59
We know some of the horrible history of the CIA. They seem to be an entity all on their own.
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#62
Thank you for posting. I was warned that they would alert if I didn't self delete.
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#49
Snowden is trapped in Russia by a government (his own) that pulled his passport
Demeter
Oct 2015
#20
Courage? No. But, platitudes about "tradition in our country" is her forte.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#19
That statement made me puke. Ask Blake and Binney how going through the normal channels
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#30
I am one of those people who consider Snowden to be a tool, not a hero. A tool of some
Todays_Illusion
Oct 2015
#31