It's completely a red herring. It is used to distract attention away from the corruption that permeates all legislative institutions. The voters are looking for a piece of that pie. I don't believe education is of any value either. We are dealing with conditioning. This is a fatal flaw of majority rule. Corruption isn't limited to congress. It is part of everybody that votes for it. Introspection is key.
If the revelations were to cause a significant turnover in congress (like 100%) and the executive, I would consider him one of the greatest patriots of our times. If not, well, at least he tried. At least that's what I like to think. Even the release of the Pentagon Papers had no effect on the elections at all. Switching back and forth between democrats and republicans does not count. Putting Nixon out to pasture did no harm to the party whatsoever. It is still business as usual.
When it comes to authority, the mere suspicion of abuse should be sufficient to start an investigation. People in power must always be treated as suspect in an adversarial manner. In other words, always treat those with power as a hostile witness. History is full of events that justify action against them.
When did we start linking to random blogs for speculation presented as fact?
Are we supposed to believe regular mass media is any better, or even different? Since we are allowing abusive authority to prevail with no oversight, we have to assume the worse about it. Reddit is every bit as credible as the Times and the Post, which are essentially government institutions.
No, I think people are fine. It's governments and their poorly organized systems that cause things like this.
That's a fascinating concept. Are governments and their poorly organized systems comprised of something other than people? Aliens from another universe perhaps?
The copyright fools have lost this war in practice.
Um, maybe you should check the box office numbers before saying things like that. The laws are still on the books, and people are still going to jail, for what is supposed to be a civil matter. Criminal and civil law have become one in the same. To bad all the submissive fools who vote don't care.
You're looking it from the wrong angle (so to speak). People who sell TVs have a very good understanding of the human wallet. Marketing trumps science.
...for privacy groups to demand prosecutions just shows how far out of touch with reality they actually are.
Um, the US and various other countries prosecute spies every chance they get, and probably with less evidence than what we have here. This is a show. You're not making any sense.
What the Germans should be asking close questions about is why their counter-espionage agencies are not protecting them - where is the failure?
It's all faux outrage for political expediency. I won't consider Snowden's a success until I see a very dramatic turnover in elected offices. In fact, it looks more like an attempt to manipulate the stock markets than anything else. The politicians and their political parties are in no danger of losing anything.
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Yes, we do. Every person on the ballot was chosen by the voters.
In fact, it's practically a red herring.
It's completely a red herring. It is used to distract attention away from the corruption that permeates all legislative institutions. The voters are looking for a piece of that pie. I don't believe education is of any value either. We are dealing with conditioning. This is a fatal flaw of majority rule. Corruption isn't limited to congress. It is part of everybody that votes for it. Introspection is key.
He 'exposed' people working to insure our safety.
Along with the traitors he exposed I presume?
Do you actually have a suggestion?
No, only observation..
Wait, yes, stop reelecting crooks.
Snowden is no patriot.
If the revelations were to cause a significant turnover in congress (like 100%) and the executive, I would consider him one of the greatest patriots of our times. If not, well, at least he tried. At least that's what I like to think. Even the release of the Pentagon Papers had no effect on the elections at all. Switching back and forth between democrats and republicans does not count. Putting Nixon out to pasture did no harm to the party whatsoever. It is still business as usual.
Getting anything from a congress person requires a subpoena at least. They only get away with this crap because the population is so submissive.
When it comes to authority, the mere suspicion of abuse should be sufficient to start an investigation. People in power must always be treated as suspect in an adversarial manner. In other words, always treat those with power as a hostile witness. History is full of events that justify action against them.
When did we start linking to random blogs for speculation presented as fact?
Are we supposed to believe regular mass media is any better, or even different? Since we are allowing abusive authority to prevail with no oversight, we have to assume the worse about it. Reddit is every bit as credible as the Times and the Post, which are essentially government institutions.
No, I think people are fine. It's governments and their poorly organized systems that cause things like this.
That's a fascinating concept. Are governments and their poorly organized systems comprised of something other than people? Aliens from another universe perhaps?
I like it!
I don't blame the police here...
Why not? They are the ones who enable this. They didn't have to take the job. Screw them.
The copyright fools have lost this war in practice.
Um, maybe you should check the box office numbers before saying things like that. The laws are still on the books, and people are still going to jail, for what is supposed to be a civil matter. Criminal and civil law have become one in the same. To bad all the submissive fools who vote don't care.
Little white buttercup
Lift your right buttock up
...patents are a form of birth control.
Yeah, by abortion.
You're looking it from the wrong angle (so to speak). People who sell TVs have a very good understanding of the human wallet. Marketing trumps science.
That way everybody can see it, no matter where they sit.
Jeeze I remember when Sony's flat screen was all the rage. I also remember a misplaced lamp would wash out the picture.
Now we have concave. Maybe next they will make it 360 degrees and you sit inside the cylinder.
Man, just shine a hologram on the living room coffee table. "Theater" in the round..
You don't get it. The Sword hangs over the seat of power. If you want to sit there, you are more than welcome, but the Sword stays.
...for privacy groups to demand prosecutions just shows how far out of touch with reality they actually are.
Um, the US and various other countries prosecute spies every chance they get, and probably with less evidence than what we have here. This is a show. You're not making any sense.
Not until I seek power over others.
That's Snowden's efforts...
What the Germans should be asking close questions about is why their counter-espionage agencies are not protecting them - where is the failure?
It's all faux outrage for political expediency. I won't consider Snowden's a success until I see a very dramatic turnover in elected offices. In fact, it looks more like an attempt to manipulate the stock markets than anything else. The politicians and their political parties are in no danger of losing anything.
Sorry, they must be put under the Sword. It's the only way to keep the riff-raff out of the running. Cut them no slack.
If you can't take the heat.. well, you know the routine. If you want the power, you must pay the price.
People in power should have to prove their innocence.