You mean... like in the UK?

You are aware that one of the Nazi regime's first acts was the abolition of democracy, right? Nobody had to support those shits. And you don't ever have to support or respect a government that suppresses, tortures, imprisons and kills its own people. Neither in Germany nor in South Africa.

Damn! I just wanted to post that :D Was my first thought on reading that headline, too!

Wow I'm so fucking tired of that argument. I and millions of others don't, and the fact that some people are exhibitionists doesn't invalidate anything femtobyte said!

They'd probably do what the US government does: outsource the "problem" to an area of the world where it's legal. Just like the NSA apparently taps into Google's lines outside of the US because it is illegal there. Shouldn't be too difficult to create a proxy company to deal with. And if that's not enough, another proxy.

Maybe, maybe not. But can't we at least agree that none of this, not even one measly percent, is about security, least of all for ordinary citizens? It's about hegemonial goals. It's about having an edge over the competition (both the guys you call 'friends' as well as the guys you call names), both in terms of politics, policies and economy. It has nothing to do with crazed terrorists or bomb-carrying Iraqis. Can we please agree on this? That'd enrich the whole debate with at least a smidgeon of honesty.

Are you getting paid for that idiotic nonsense you're spouting? I for one have some trouble understanding how reading my email will improve your security. Does your NSA think I'll start with the submarine warfare tomorrow? Please explain.

I'm here, doing well enough for myself, thank you very much. Been doing this for ten years.

Fuck her? Not for a million bucks :)

You mean... republicons?

Leftest, now that is a joke. In most of Europe, he'd be considered a right-wing conservative for most of his policies :)

I hate it. I don't even know where to start: maybe the fact it's too fluffy (too much whitespace), maybe the giant headlines that you could read from a mile away, maybe the whole design that looks like some tech pundit's blog, but not like slashdot. The comments sections looks like it will be impossible to follow longer threads, a definite three steps down from the current layout which itself is not optimal.

The whole design seems to be based on the assumption that right now, there's too much text and not enough media to "lighten it up". In effect, you're dumbing it down to a point where I feel like I'm being treated like some kind of moron who can't muster the attention span if there isn't enough fluff.

I'm not normally hung up on design, but if this is what slashdot's coming to, I'm out. This ain't a threat, this is a fact.

As if that would help. You still only got two choices: Reps or Dems. And no matter who you vote for, nothing's going to change. You might argue there's more than two parties, but most people are so afraid of "throwing away" their vote for a third-party candidate that they stick with either plague or cholera...

Yeah lynch mobs roamed the streets, killing stasi agents left and right in brutal and creative ways! In your dreams.

'nuff said.