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In reply to the discussion: Snowden: NSA employees routinely pass around intercepted nude photos [View all]JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)I'm not talking about signals intelligence or whatever other technology you think is necessary in a world of antagonistic nation states constantly preparing for war and creating and inventing threats. Those may be necessary under such circumstances, but you are diverting from the real issue.
I'm talking about the specific power structure of the deep state, as exemplified by the NSA and the "intelligence community," which are a racket designed to suck up taxpayer funds and divert these into the accounts of the military and intel industries.
Don't divert from the issue! The NSA and Co. are a bigger threat to our securities and freedoms than the supposed threats they purport to address.
Oh, and here on DU, you and I each speak for ourselves. If you can't even cite these purported "fellow citizens from all walks of life and levels of expertise" whom you invoke to make yourself feel right, then it doesn't count.
I can do the same thing, right? "Millions of people agree with me"! And they do!
So what!
Make an argument using your own ideas, like a sovereign human being, not as a slave to some nationalistic "security" fetish. Thanks.
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