27 Edward Snowden Quotes About U.S. Government Spying That Should Send A Chill Up You

"...when a long train of abuses and usurpation's, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
-- US Declaration of Independence

when the US Attorney General is one of the most crooked and dishonest people "serving" our "nation" you know things are pretty far gone.

the gov was created to serve the people, not the other way around. welfare and equality can only derive from liberty, never the other way around. we are waging illegal wars on other nations and ourselves: "war on terror" "war on drugs" "war on privacy" "war on freedom" "war on your property and money" etc etc this is a war nation military/prison industrial complex. if you don't think it's bad you're not using your mind...

EDIT MUST READ: so now the PEW study is directly contradicted by this recent GALLUP study:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/163043/americans-disapprove-government-surveillance-programs.aspx

I'm party agnostic meaning i dislike both sides, but based on above the Repub citizens certainly are honoring the spirit of our nation by a not insignificant margin. what a mess....

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So for everyone who is saying the country is going 1984 and it's a problem, what exactly are you doing about it? What are you GOING to do about it?

Nothing except post about it, put up links and quotes to justify your position?

Please tell us your plans to reverse the destruction of the United States by its own people. Are you going to vote it out? Haven't you tried that at each election already and failed? So what is left to do? What does it really mean to have "most people believe E.Snow is a hero?" Will it save him? Will the govt realize this and say, Aww, it's ok Eddie, come on back, looks like we were wrong?

Any monkey can point out a problem. Can you create a solution?

you may just want to thank me for my useful posts and learn something. but given how you've attempted to come at me, that probably won't happen. thanks for the monkey comment -- clearly you haven't read carefully.

Higgs Boson said:

So for everyone who is saying the country is going 1984 and it's a problem, what exactly are you doing about it? What are you GOING to do about it?

Nothing except post about it, put up links and quotes to justify your position?

Please tell us your plans to reverse the destruction of the United States by its own people. Are you going to vote it out? Haven't you tried that at each election already and failed? So what is left to do? What does it really mean to have "most people believe E.Snow is a hero?" Will it save him? Will the govt realize this and say, Aww, it's ok Eddie, come on back, looks like we were wrong?

Any monkey can point out a problem. Can you create a solution?

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VAST said:

you may just want to thank me for my useful posts and learn something. but given how you've attempted to come at me, that probably won't happen. thanks for the monkey comment -- clearly you haven't read carefully.

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well, assuming you are teaching people things they don't already know (i can surf the web and read, surprise surprise) is mistake number 1. assuming my post was specifically for you is mistake number 2.

the question remains for all people on all forums or not on any forums at all that illustrate the issues of the country: What are you going to DO about it? HOW do you create the change you want? Surely not just by posting about it....?

This is a completely serious question. I see you do not have a response to it. That is unfortunate.

you may want to lead by example. why don't you amuse us and share what you've done, other than offer snide comments to these otherwise fine posts?

presumptuous men generally prefer not to take their own advice.

Higgs Boson said:

well, assuming you are teaching people things they don't already know (i can surf the web and read, surprise surprise) is mistake number 1. assuming my post was specifically for you is mistake number 2.

the question remains for all people on all forums or not on any forums at all that illustrate the issues of the country: What are you going to DO about it? HOW do you create the change you want? Surely not just by posting about it....?

This is a completely serious question. I see you do not have a response to it. That is unfortunate.

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VAST said:

you may want to lead by example. why don't you amuse us and share what you've done, other than offer snide comments to these otherwise fine posts?

presumptuous men generally prefer not to take their own advice.

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I haven't done anything but I can safely say I am also not spending my time pointing out the problems of the country. In fact, you don't even know if I agree or disagree with your views at this point.....that is not the intention of my posts.

You continue to skirt the question, put it back on me.....It is only revealing who you really are.....no action behind your words. This is why the country goes in the direction it does.

What is the quote? Something about good men doing nothing?

so you've extrapolated this all on your very own? may we then conclude that you have specific evidence of what I or any of us do or don't do for this great country?

again, another clearcut example of your presumptuousness and snide character.

Higgs Boson said:

I haven't done anything but I can safely say I am also not spending my time pointing out the problems of the country. In fact, you don't even know if I agree or disagree with your views at this point.....that is not the intention of my posts.

You continue to skirt the question, put it back on me.....It is only revealing who you really are.....no action behind your words. This is why the country goes in the direction it does.

What is the quote? Something about good men doing nothing?

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