No, I don't present revelations. But to discover that EVERYTHING that you thought was private was a myth is a revelation. I am astounded that the secret services have potentially been listening to private conversations in the home due to the ability to turn on my phone microphone without me knowing. As an obscure, private person, that is a revelation to me. I knew it was bad, I knew social networking was little more than free spying, but I am appalled by how bad it really is. They have tracked your emails, your phone conversations, everything is on record. In fact today it was revealed that they know so much, but wanted to keep it hushed as they didn't want it public and the reason for that is because they knew they were acting in legally questionable ways. Well, now it is all out. We even have the evidence that they knew they were acting in the wrong, but wanted to get away with it.
Now what does any of that have to do with terrorism and national security? Spying on 35 world leaders, most of whom are allies? Snooping on emails of ordinary passport holders, who are no threat. Spying on Americans at the least should be something that you are against constitutionally, it is also against UN rules to invade privacy for no good reason. Being petty about Merkel is silly, but okay, let's stretch it and assume she is a public figure and all politicians should be targets, but what about everyone else? Should you really have to worry about them storing metadata? Potentially have them turn on the microphone when you are at home?
You shouldn't defend it as it is a slippery slope to saying that you don't have a right to privacy. Yes, you do! In America more people are killed with handguns by a multiple of 10 than those killed in 9/11. Since then the multiplication simply jumps to absurd levels. Terrorism is not a danger to ordinary Americans and this surveillance is just not justified.
You are a human and you should not reduce yourself just because psychopaths tell you it is for your own safety. They are not telling the truth. Their entire history shows that they have the jobs they do because they are good at telling lies.
Lyle is right about Obama. The man is a pathological liar. However, it clearly doesn't matter who is in the White House. More than ever the rogues have shown that it is all in their hands.


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