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99th_Monkey

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12. I'm concerned that we are DEvolving into a sad state
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 10:37 PM
Jun 2013

Last edited Sun Jun 30, 2013, 12:51 AM - Edit history (1)

Where increasingly, there are only TWO kinds of peeps:

1) "THEM" ... all the loyal professionals, overt and covert hirelings with very big guns, prisons, armies, etc. who get paid trillion$ of our tax dollars to monitor, control, administer, jail, servile, and if necessary to detain, torture or kill US citizens at will ... basically whatever is needed to keep the charade going ... This "THEM" also of course includes those who happen to be very wealthy with the "right connections", so they rarely pay any of the taxes themselves, that buys the weapons & spys and armies and such....

V.

2) "US" .... i.e. everyone else, meaning you and me? ... all us Joe & Jane Blows who work our whole lives to gain a little financial traction, send kids to school, etc. ... who have dreams, hopes and mostly honorable ambitions ... It couldn't be clearer that 99% of us are being handed a steaming pile of shit (from behind The Curtain) and being told to call it an acceptable "future".

Can we all agree that we need spies? [View all] last1standing Jun 2013 OP
I "rec-d" this not because I think we need spies, but we DO need a national reassessment 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #1
Well put /nt think Jun 2013 #2
Thanks for the rec. last1standing Jun 2013 #4
We don't need spies spying on *us* whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #3
I thought I was pretty clear where I was going. last1standing Jun 2013 #6
I'm concerned that we are DEvolving into a sad state 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #12
I think we're there :/ whatchamacallit Jun 2013 #14
Hedges agrees. 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #15
I agree with you. last1standing Jun 2013 #16
"This is not how life is supposed to be in this country" 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #33
Atlas Shrugged III L0oniX Jun 2013 #27
Should we let all our spies out of prison? Arctic Dave Jun 2013 #5
It's neither and I'm not sure how you got that out of the OP. last1standing Jun 2013 #7
If spies are needed then why is the goverment pissed about people leaking information. Arctic Dave Jun 2013 #9
I disagree with that. last1standing Jun 2013 #11
Yes X 4 n/t Just Saying Jun 2013 #8
No. truebluegreen Jun 2013 #10
Ok. Thanks for your opinion. last1standing Jun 2013 #13
Sure. truebluegreen Jun 2013 #22
Here is the thing about spies to keep in mind The Straight Story Jun 2013 #17
Agreed. Sad, isn't it? last1standing Jun 2013 #18
This is DU; we could argue that water is wet. bluedigger Jun 2013 #19
Hey, now . . . markpkessinger Jun 2013 #34
"I only regret that I have but 4 laptops of classified information to give for my country." Scurrilous Jun 2013 #20
In some places that's worth a Hero medal with four laptop clusters pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #21
No. But I would agree we need more spy thrillers starring Angelie Jolie quinnox Jun 2013 #23
Fuck the spy business... hunter Jun 2013 #24
People who work for the NSA marions ghost Jun 2013 #25
$200K/yr buys NSA a guy with a High School diploma, but not much company loyalty these days. leveymg Jun 2013 #30
They want to hire those who have no problem with marions ghost Jun 2013 #35
Hoover reaches out from the grave to agree. n/t L0oniX Jun 2013 #26
I'm sure spying used to be a lot easier. moondust Jun 2013 #28
You mean the kind that gave Ben Laden $50M in a hosp in Kuwait 6 mos before 911? kickysnana Jun 2013 #29
Perhaps we do need spies but we haven't got any. eomer Jun 2013 #31
According to some DUers apparently not Narkos Jun 2013 #32
Can't we rent 'em when we need 'em? ... TeeYiYi Jun 2013 #36
There is a difference between say a spy like Valerie Plame and Autumn Jun 2013 #37
No. LWolf Jun 2013 #38
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