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The fun and excitement of civilization wars (fought from afar)
Believing that one is waging paramount war against the most evil enemy ever is a garden-variety psychological need, not a political or ideological conviction.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-02-17]

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    I wanted to share something I just read... the riposte I had been looking for when one of our authoritarian trolls mocks our delusion of being so important that the government would actually care about our private conversations. As usual, Arthur Silber says it better than I ever could:

    It's not that I think the government is keeping tabs on me in particular. I'm not that arrogant. I'm sure I'm of no importance to the government whatsoever, being a minor blogger with a small readership and all. That's not the point [...] it's not that the government is actually spying on me, or you, or anyone else; it's that the government can spy on any of us, if it wants to -- if it decides to cause us trouble for any reason, or for no reason, or if it decides to make an example of us.

    Please click my sig to read the post in full... and I urge you to leave him a little PayPal love if you like what you read. If ten people gave $5, that's groceries for the week. The man is that close to the edge.

    Thanks for reading this.

    -- Paul Daniel Ash
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    Sunday, February 17, 2008 06:02 PM
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