Cyberscare: Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups, hackers next terrorists
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#2We live in a world doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. This sounds like an old transcript saying that if you disagree with the government / military you must instantly be a communist. Feels like we are only a step away from public service announcements on how to spot if your child is a terrorist because they spend a lot of time on their computer.
Re: Cyberscare: Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups, hackers next terrorists
#3So expressing support for Snowden is suggested to be a sign I might be a threat to a country. Way to accelerate the self-censorship (and the subsequent censorship of thought) that this whole surveillance disaster creates.
Re: Cyberscare: Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups, hackers next terrorists
#4I hate this type of pointless rhetoric. Politics of fear.
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#5People need to start accepting that government != country; such people as such being called as "terrorists" or "communists" or other words that were bandied about as the bogeyman of the time are perceived as threats to the government by those most poised to profit from that government.
A government that no longer represents the people, but corporations and those that benefit by it, will threaten those that question its legitimacy as that is only obvious. The word "terrorist" is only the latest in a long string.
tl;dr government != country.
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#6It's a very clever recruiting strategy. ;-)
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#7witches -> communists -> terrorists -> hackers...
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#8Respect my authorty!
Re: Cyberscare: Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups, hackers next terrorists
#9We live in a world doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. This sounds like an old transcript saying that if you disagree with the government / military you must instantly be a communist. Feels like we are only a step away from public service announcements on how to spot if your child is a terrorist because they spend a lot of time on their computer.
Mistakes? That's a very charitable view.
Re: Cyberscare: Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups, hackers next terrorists
#10People need to start accepting that government != country; such people as such being called as "terrorists" or "communists" or other words that were bandied about as the bogeyman of the time are perceived as threats to the government by those most poised to profit from that government. A government that no longer represents the people, but corporations and those that benefit by it, will threaten those that question i…
> A government that no longer represents the people, but corporations and those that benefit by it, will threaten those that question its legitimacy as that is only obvious.
A government elected with a reasonable majority arguably represents the people who elected them.
Not represents as in "represents their interests", implying that they act on their behalf in their best interest. No, represents as in "they are the image of what those who elected them want". This is the government of people who invented playdates for their children, political corectness and consumer-driven everything. It's in line with their wishes. Government officials don't just spring out from the ground.
Unless we see a mass boycott of the next election that forces both parties to radically change their approach -- a boycott so massive that the legitimacy of the expressed vote is in question -- the elected government will really be one made in the image of its electors and, arguably, government != country will eval to false.