ext_290285 ([identity profile] megiloth.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] politicartoons2007-04-22 01:37 am

NY Times Exposed

Just when you thought the New York Times has only recently let out vital secrets...here are a couple lesser known and forgotten examples...




[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2007-04-22 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
And if you're not a terrorist, why should you care if the government keeps tabs on every single thing you do, eh? Only a guilty person could object to being wiretapped and databased, and if they complain, that proves it.

[identity profile] squidb0i.livejournal.com 2007-04-22 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
WIN

[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2007-04-23 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
And you seriously believe that the vast number of people they were tapping were doing anything like that? They were just using it as an excuse to keep tabs on anybody they didn't like -- that's why they couldn't be bothered to file for warrants, even in the generous after-the-fact time allotted by the law they were ignoring.

[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2007-04-23 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever you say. When the sarcasm gets this heavy, it's clear you're out of everything else.

[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2007-04-24 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Look out, there's a terrorist behind you and he'll get you unless you allow the government to perform a lot of unnecessary surveillance of every aspect of your life.

That was close.

[identity profile] lafinjack.livejournal.com 2007-04-24 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, he jokes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_84)...

[identity profile] theurv.livejournal.com 2007-04-23 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
I object because while in theory our government is for the people, there are individuals working in the government who can misuse information.

I do not drink, do drugs, engage in morally questionable acts or own any illeagal items/substances - yet I would not want my parents or friends rooting through my stuff or shadowing me.

I am not a terrorist- and I don't want the government to treat me as if I was one either. I want to be respected as a citizen who respects government's role and laws, pays taxes and understands the rules of society. As a citizen who does so, being treated as if I were at war with myself and society insults both my personal feelings and my society which theoretically respects the rights of individuals.

[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2007-04-23 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. This administration keeps treating everybody as criminals in the absence of any reason to do so. They make me ashamed of my country.