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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Those privacy-hating Chinese communist tyrants

GOP senators protest China's surveillance of foreigners' e-mail and telephone communications. And they do it with a straight face.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:46 AM

    When all else fails . . .

    “A tu quo que fallacy is committed when one responds to criticism by criticizing the critic.”

    Sam Brownback (regretably) supports warrantless wiretapping here, so he can no longer criticize the Chinese. Of course. It makes sense now! Hypocrisy negates the validity of criticism. Please note that going forward, anyone who has ever supported any curbs on privacy or free speech anywhere ever (including shouting "fire!" in a crowded theatre) will be precluded from criticizing the wholesale censorhip of daily life by the Chinese government.

    @ Jebbie

    I am a registered Democrat.

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