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6/14/13

No, spying on a peaceful protest movement is explicitly not their job, as the DHS repeatedly stated in its denials before the evidence came out.

6/14/13

I agree, thanks Jamie for keeping the info coming. I am so glad we are finally starting to debate and re-evaluate this issue.

6/13/13

The department tasked with preventing terrorism spent a lot of time and money monitoring peaceful activist demonstrations.

6/13/13

Thanks for bringing us this piece Giz, and thank you EFF for working so hard on this for so long. It looks like, finally, we're going to have the debate we've been asking for.

6/11/13

Both governments think they are doing what is best for the state and people. But, as I know, such abuse of power can ruin lives

6/11/13

"Therefore, totalitarianism requires not only a belief in the power of the centralized state to eliminate all of humanity's woes, but a belief in the inevitable victory of that state over private interests. As Mussolini inferred, there is nothing the totalitarian fears more than an individual acting outside the state. …

6/11/13

"Totalitarianism and authoritarianism do not necessarily go hand in hand. Throughout human history, most governments have been authoritarian, but totalitarianism didn't appear until the 20th Century. That is because until the birth of mass society, governments lacked the means to exercise total control over a large…

6/11/13

Totalitarian

6/11/13

6/9/13

Wow. Well done Birdsey.

6/9/13

Great find Malo, thank you!

6/9/13

Snowden is a hero, amazingly brave, and I am truly grateful.

6/9/13

No, it's not strange to me, what's odd about it? I'm very thankful to whomever leaked the info the Government has refused to give anyone for years. Greenwald has confirmed there is another story coming, and I'm looking forward to it.

6/8/13