From last year - NSA spying on Americans

[nate]

NSA was intercepting Cisco equipment and planting spying devices.  Unreal and incredibly criminal.

 

http://gizmodo.com/look-at-the-nsa-implanting-backdoors-into-intercepted-e-1576740820

 

 

[mtangelsfan]

If you want to know what is evil, this is evil.

 

This is your federal government folks.

[gotbeer]

You know what is sad?  I read articles like this

 

http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/03/kaspersky-lab-linked-with-russian-spy-agencies/

 

and think.  At least it's not the NSA.  And they still may be better protection against the NSA and US government, even if they are KGB.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

I think when we finally do reach the point where enough people say "enough is enough" our elected officials would declare marshal law or squash any uprising.  Before that happens though I'm sure the most vocal individuals would disappear or end up in jail.

[Adam]

They end up in Russia

[arch stanton]

Ethiopia isn't that bad. Try Eritrea. Or Bangladesh.

[mtangelsfan]

I was told that I don't have the right to be upset by anything this country does until I live in Ethiopia for a few years. All of you need to STFU and be grateful.

 

meh, I don't think anyone here has told you that.  Even if somebody came close it might have been one or two guys.

 

Big deal.  It isn't the majority opinion here, not even close.

[shellback]

looking at a revolt/uprising, the feds know about it before it happens. then, all that surplus military gear given to the police goes to work. a good example was the occupy wall street movement. they were labeled as low level domestic terrorists by the feds and were violently concentrated and arrested for a basiclly non violent demonstration.

a depressing still picture i saw during the protests in ferguson  was that of an mrap(mine resistant armored personell carrier) with a manned, turret mounted automatic rifle being used in an active role (crowd control) on the streets of the midwest.

sometimes i think non veterans have no idea what the government is capable of.

[gotbeer]

Ethiopia isn't that bad. Try Eritrea. Or Bangladesh.

 

I live near Little Bangladesh.   Does that count?

[arch stanton]

I live near Little Bangladesh.   Does that count?

That depends on how far from your house you walk to dig your hole to do your morning business.

[Glen]

I remember when Van Halen came out with the "Right Now" video and there was a scene in it that said something to the effect of "right now, our government is doing things we think only other governments do."  Sammy Hagar was a man ahead of his time.  This is just terrible.

[mtangelsfan]

Good thing this administration is more "evolved".

[gotbeer]

That depends on how far from your house you walk to dig your hole to do your morning business.

 

I drive to tanks house and go on his lawn.  Just don't tell him to ever dig and keep watering.

[nate]

I remember when Van Halen came out with the "Right Now" video and there was a scene in it that said something to the effect of "right now, our government is doing things we think only other governments do."  Sammy Hagar was a man ahead of his time.  This is just terrible.

 

Hagar's best work.

[Glen]

Hagar's best work.

 

 

We could have a PCP brewing.  

[nate]

We could have a PCP brewing.  

 

DLR was way better anyway.  Even Cherone was solid.

[Tank]

I drive to tanks house and go on his lawn.  Just don't tell him to ever dig and keep watering.

Well that certainly explains all the large mushrooms we've been getting lately.

And just so no one thinks I'm shirking my duty as an old guy, I'll throw in this obligatory response: STAY OFF MY LAWN!!!