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[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

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.

Comments

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

yourself having fallen short of providing actual evidence (as usual), I'm going to conclude that you have a wild imagination.

No, just a lack of time, and I don't keep references to past articles/comments by anyone, including me.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

The "lack of time" excuse was interesting only the first few times you used it. Now it's just lame.

[kylinrouge.livejournal.com]

Maybe if you don't have time to back up your claims, you shouldn't bother making an ass of yourself.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Your skewed perception of reality isn't important.