Reply #15: More Important: Consider what the reasons are for letting People KNOW we're being surveilled. [View All]

[TahitiNut]

Make no mistake. If the 'spooks' wanted to keep a secret, there's NO WAY a Fibbie would say such things. Further, it makes little difference whether what was said is an exaggeration, totally untrue, or a gross understatement. What IS important is that "our government" WANTS such information disseminated like this.

Why?

There can be only one reason. Intimidation. (Low-key terrorism of the People.)

This is how TYRANTS keep a population under control. This is how a tyranny survives and tightens its grip. Make "the people" afraid to object, dissent, organize, or even revolt. Most people, of course, will comfprt themselves wiht the delusion that it's about "the other guys" and they're OK ... 'cause they're the "good guys." After all, that's what it means to be a "Good German."

The evidence is clear. If you're not outraged AND afraid ... then you're a delusional idiot. (Such is what cowards and criminals are.)