John Stossel - Pipe down, NSA is stopping terrorists from hurting us.

[Warlord]

That's an impressive response from McMaken. Thank F(ck for LRC huh ? dont forget to donate.

 

[Cap]

The correct response to Stossel.

 

[jkr]

DIDNT

STOP


BOSTON

 

[cajuncocoa]

Maybe next he can groupie for Bruce Springsteen.

What was that story Green posted about normalization? Perhaps people ought to take heed to the liberties already lost, the power from the people already usurped, instead of blindly saying, "Meh, I post shit I shouldn't to fedbook so what's the difference?" The American spirit is gone, too gone. As a man half of most your ages what the fuck happened?

People just don't give a shit. As long as they're well fed and entertained, you can tap their phones (hey, if you don't have anything to hide....am I right?) and line their streets with tanks and jackbooted thugs (see: Boston lockdown)...they just don't care.

edited to add: 9-11-01 changed everything. It wasn't wonderful before, but after that day, any expectation of having privacy or civil liberties fell off the table....as I knew it would. And it ain't coming back anytime soon.

 

[JCDenton0451]

Boy it really is on issues like this where the wheat is separated from the chaff.

Is he even aware that NSA is part of that trillion dollar plus spending that he is worked up about?

But he supports gay marriage and is welcoming of immigrants! Isn't this what libertarianism is all about?

/sarcasm

I just lost all respect for Stossel.

The dude is employed by Fox News. It really shouldn't come as a surprise that he's just a "libertarian" neocon.

 

[PSYOP]

What a shame. I'll be thrifting his books tonight.

 

[fisharmor]

They know with whom I talk, what interests me and how much time I spend doing this or that. They creep me out with targeted ads. How did they know I want that?! Oh, right ... I spent an hour searching ...

Wow, Stossel....
Personally I don't see why people get so worked up over targeted ads.
Google figured out that you spent an hour looking for something and decided to try to help you out with finding it?
Cry me a fucking river!!!!

Forgive me if I see a distinct difference between targeted ads and targeted killing of your pets, targeted black-bagging, targeted waterboarding, targeted gunning you down in the street, or targeted burning you alive on national TV.

 

[JCDenton0451]

The reason why private companies collect data is to make their services better. Simple as that. If you're uncomfortable with Google's privacy policies, just use a different search. But there is no way you can opt out of NSA surveilance program.

 

[EBounding]

Oh wow, I thought he was being sarcastic.......

 

[Neil Desmond]

Maybe Big Brother got him to say "Do it to Julia!"

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[TonySutton]

There is a big difference between Google targeting ads at me and a government who has the power to whisk me away to Guantanamo without a trial.

 

[compromise]

I'd much rather be watched by a private business than the government.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

I'd much rather be watched by a private business than the government.

This is the problem with republicans.

There is government collusion between the two.

FFS. I'D RATHER NOT BE WATCHED BY ANYONE.

What happened to this country?

 

[krugminator]

I know it's unpopular but I kind of feel the same way as Stossel. He isn't saying that people shouldn't be worked up about this. He is just saying that he isn't that excited. He isn't criticizing people for making a huge issue out of this.

In terms of things that excite me, this ranks no where near the the budget deficit. I might be wrong to feel that way but it is my honest take.

 

[cajuncocoa]

I'd much rather be watched by a private business than the government.

*smh*

 

[IBleedNavyAndOrange]

My whole life I thought he was one of the good guys. It changed for me on Friday. It was a completely different issue. I knew he had a teevee show but I never watched it. It was right before I was going to sleep and they previewed the next segment before going to commerial.
It was about GMO foods, but I won't derail this thread with the details.

STOSSEL IS A CON MAN.

He had me duped.

Thanks, AF for posting confirmation!

 

[Anti Federalist]

I'd much rather be watched by a private business than the government.

How about neither?

While I have always held that the private can tyrannize you just as fast as the government can, this is a perfect example of when that maxim does not play out.

I still have a chance to smash that Xbox Kinect and tell Screwgle to cram it with walnuts, and they can't send an armed goon squad to force compliance.

Yet...

 

[JCDenton0451]

There is a big difference between Google targeting ads at me and a government who has the power to whisk me away to Guantanamo without a trial.

At least Google can't wiretap your phone. They are subject to the same laws as the rest of us.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I know it's unpopular but I kind of feel the same way as Stossel. He isn't saying that people shouldn't be worked up about this. He is just saying that he isn't that excited. He isn't criticizing people for making a huge issue out of this.

In terms of things that excite me, this ranks no where near the the budget deficit. I might be wrong to feel that way but it is my honest take.

He's not just saying "meh".

He is defending the system:

If the NSA is halfway competent, Big Data should help detect plots.

That ain't freedom.

And if there is one thing that this evil empire does NOT need to do, is work efficiently and within budget.

Christ help us all, that is the only thing keeping us out of the gulag as it is, the gross inefficiency and sloth of The System and its minions.

Stossel is an "efficiency expert for the Leviathan State."

 

[donnay]

Anybody who is in the 'main stream media' have sold their soul for fifty pieces of silver. Actually I am not surprise at Stossel's remarks. I just surprised at the people who know the agenda being surprised.

We have to remember the MSM are losing watchers and readers daily--I like to called them "the dinosaurs." That always gives me hope. The globalists want to isolate the people and make them 'think' they are all alone in the fight--the truth is we are not, that is why they a ramping-up the propaganda--they're scared.