As much as I've enjoyed the recent barrage of Snowden “traitor” diaires, I figured I'd toss things up a little bit to lighten the mood. Or not, depending on how you look at it, I suppose.
I don't know about you, but I've been somewhat overwhelmed by all the incredibly persuasive counter-arguments being offered up for why we should NOT be taking any of this NSA/surveillance/spying stuff seriously.
So in the interest of transparency, accountability, and oversight, I submit into the record every FUCKING thing I've come across that “disagrees with you,” shows others that “yours isn't the only view,” and takes into account the “feelings” of those who “believe” otherwise.
I'm mostly paraphrasing and foregoing specific links, not because I can't provide them, but because there's TOO FUCKING MANY to choose from, and I can't seem to make up my mind. Not to mention, I'm not really into that “call-out” thing.
So you'll just have to trust me. Or not. I'm so FUCKING FRIED at this point, it doesn't really matter if you do or don't. Maybe it'll matter more tomorrow, but right now, no.
Enjoy!
GENERAL YAWN/MEH
- Why is everyone surprised?
- Where was this discussion 10 years ago?
- The government has assured us everything is on the level, and I trust them.
- You endorsed these policies when you voted for [Democrat]
- You're giving this data voluntarily with every click.
- Just use snail mail instead.
- They've already been doing this for a long time, now.
- Every other country does it, too.*
GREENWALD
- is a liar.
- hates President Obama.
- is just some blogger.
- is gay.*
- I don't like him.
- I don't trust him.
EDWARD SNOWDEN
- is a traitor who just wants to make us look bad.
- is a fame whore.*
- is just some hacker.
- is a high school drop-out.
- went to Hong Kong.
- is a spy for [whatever country he's currently in]
- voted for/donated to Ron Paul.
- There's discrepancies in Snowden's reported salary.
- His girlfriend was a pole dancer.
DAILY KOS META-RELATED
- Libertarians are infiltrating Daily Kos to divide Democrats.
- Real Democrats get behind the president no matter what.
- Somebody called me a name.
- These leaks will damage Democrats in the coming mid-term elections.
- Godwin.
NATIONAL SECURITY
- I'll give up YOUR rights to be protected from some nuke-weilding terrorists.
- 50 terrorist “events” were foiled, thanks to these policies.
- It's legal. It's all done in accordance with the law.
- No direct access to servers.
- It's just metadata.
- Relax, no one's listening to your phone calls.
- If you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about.*
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Keep in mind, this list is FAR from complete.
Please suggest any I may have overlooked, in the comments.
Thanks for reading.
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* Suggested in the comments.