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Distinct possibility. But, what are the people going to do about it? Yeah, not a damn thing. For every one person that understands the levity of this situation, there are probably 5,000 that don't give a rat's ass. As long as their iPhones work and they can watch whatever Kardashian crap is popular today, that is all that matters to them.God knows how many politicians are being blackmailed right now. The Deep State may very well be in control of the U.S. government. I really wish I was tin foil hatting-I'm not. I believe the U.S. is in a level of crisis not seen since Cuban Missile.
i put to you the question: which is more responsible for the situation? i think an apolitical person has the right idea, actually.For every one person that understands the levity of this situation, there are probably 5,000 that don't give a rat's ass. As long as their iPhones work and they can watch whatever Kardashian crap is popular today, that is all that matters to them.
I don't quite understand the question.i put to you the question: which is more responsible for the situation? i think an apolitical person has the right idea, actually.
Same here. Good friend of mine, best friends since grade school, in the Air Force in communications. He was tasked to the NSA for a while. He said what he saw and what he learned about our government's ability to spy on everyone scared him and that the stuff from Snowden only scratched the surface. Your friend is right about Facebook. It's an open door for the government to spy on you and Facebook is fine with holding that door open.I have a good friend that is a secret squirrel for the NSA and he really has no online presence. If you Google him, there is really nothing that comes up. He does have a smart phone, but does nothing on social media and when he and his wife have traveled with us in the past, he doesn't bring his phone and reads ACTUAL books...he doesn't own a tablet. He obviously doesn't speak about his job outside of VERY general terms, but his actions tell me that big brother has been listening for a long time. And, he is the only one that has agreed with my assertion that the Facebook permissions ALLOW them to listen to you with your mobile devices ALL THE TIME.
which is more responsible for the government existing, having that capability, and using it? 1) a person who doesn't care about politics, or 2) a statistI don't quite understand the question.
the reason you don't see much discussion about it on GPDO is because GPDO is full of statists, and there is no statist slant that can make this right.I also note the very little discussion about this on GPDO...that is...um, interesting since in my opinion this is a VERY big story that is worthy of discussion.
I'm not surprised about the pervasiveness of the spying on Americans-I've known about it for decades. I am surprised that there appears to be no restraint or accountability of any kind even when it comes to spying on Congress, The Presidency, The Judiciary and journalists. Basically, anything goes including all branches of government. This makes for easy pickings for blackmail.I'm surprised y'all are surprised.
I've assumed the government was listening to everything I say and do for years. Do I like it? No. Can I, personally, change it? Also no.
:sly:Mrs_Esterhouse said:I'm not surprised about the pervasiveness of the spying on Americansâ€"I've known about it for decades.
What does this mean? It is like you are writing in code. Could you please elaborate a little in plain English for those of us reading? I think I am interested in what you are trying to say, but I am not quite sure what it is you are trying to say.Trump was being setup for a fall by the CIA in a quiet coup.
March 7th, white-hats inside the CIA, NSA and FBI along with Wikileaks staged a counter coup. That's what all this is about.
God knows how many politicians are being blackmailed right now. The Deep State may very well be in control of the U.S. government. I really wish I was tin foil hatting-I'm not. I believe the U.S. is in a level of crisis not seen since Cuban Missile.