People have short memories
Jun 19th 2013, 4:49 pm
#31
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Re: People have short memories
I understand the point, and my natural inclination is to think that the government should stay the he11 out of my business. However when I stop and think about what is important to me, and what would really impact the lives of my family and me, I really am prepared to give up a lot of my notional freedoms if the government security agencies can prevent more terrorist attacks. And I guess a lot of other people would too. .... Honestly, would it really matter if the government was listening to your phone calls? I don't think so.
Anyway, that little bit of rabble rousing was nicely stamped out, wasn't it?
..... and the list was mostly things that would have negligible or zero impact on me anyway.
Jun 21st 2013, 10:21 am
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Re: People have short memories
I understand the point, and my natural inclination is to think that the government should stay the he11 out of my business. However when I stop and think about what is important to me, and what would really impact the lives of my family and me, I really am prepared to give up a lot of my notional freedoms if the government security agencies can prevent more terrorist attacks. And I guess a lot of other people would too. .... Honestly, would it really matter if the government was listening to your phone calls? I don't think so.
would you be prepared to pay higher taxes so that the government can pay money to sub contractors to buy high tech ware to listen to your calls?
Jun 21st 2013, 10:25 am
#37
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Re: People have short memories
Listen to "my" calls? No, at least not specifically, but to have the capability to listen to calls of the Boston bombers, the 9/11 gang, etc., yeah, absolutely I would!
Jun 24th 2013, 5:07 am
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Re: People have short memories
Like I've said before, vacuous knob ends...............
