ext_284991 ([identity profile] gunslnger.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics2013-06-12 07:05 pm
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http://reason.com/archives/2013/06/12/three-reasons-the-nothing-to-hide-crowd
http://www.cato.org/blog/why-nsa-collecting-phone-records-problem
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110524/00084614407/privacy-is-not-secrecy-debunking-if-youve-got-nothing-to-hide-argument.shtml
http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/the-data-trust-blog/2009/02/debunking-a-myth-if-you-have-n.html

There are a significant number of people who respond to any revelation that government is violating the law (yes, the Constitution is part of the law) with a shrug and "I've got nothing to hide". These people are selfish fools at best. They are not looking at the bigger picture and/or aren't considering other people. Plus, they probably aren't paying attention to the fact that everyone in America is currently a criminal, that everyone violates a law with serious penalties at some point, whether you know it or not. (And the fact that that is the case is another problem, but that's outside the scope of my point here.)

Even Biden and Obama railed against what they are themselves supporting now, before they were in power. That alone should be enough to make you stop and think about what having that kind of power available can do to people.

[identity profile] rick-day.livejournal.com 2013-06-13 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that is exactly what it means! And that is the problem. Everyone wants to feel in control and in agreement with changes...as long as they are not too much of a change. PLus, the right is extremely hypocritical. I think you have to pass a hypocrisy test before they let you into their Big Tent™

Hairstyles vs lifestyles. It's all about the intensity.

Pft, let them shoot away. I tend to shy away from the gun issue. I own them, and I believe they should have some regulations. A "well regulated militia" and all that historic drivel...

[identity profile] luvdovz.livejournal.com 2013-06-13 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Weren't the Dems supposed to be the Big Tent, now? (confused)

[identity profile] rick-day.livejournal.com 2013-06-13 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
well..it's a big tent. Difference is the D's have rainbows and ice cream and the R's have elephant shite.

There's a wiki for that...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_tent