re: #314 BishopX

I number of us were quite pissed off about that too, and haven’t gotten any less pissed off as time goes by.

As far as I’m concerned the shit the government is doing in the name of national security is wrong. I don’t particularly care that they found 11 dudes in robes to rubber stamp their actions. Morality and legality are, and should be distinct concepts.

I am not disagreeing. I was against the Patriot Act when it happened. I’m against it now. I don’t like what’s happening.

I also think Snowden is, at best, a coward.

I think the conspiracy theories running amok are utter bullshit and should be treated as such. I didn’t abandon my own critical thinking, analysis, and extrapolation skills based on the news of what the government may or may not have been doing. It’s disappointing to see it happening in so many places, right or left.