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Comment Re:meanwhile, in Russia... (Score 1) 369

If Snowdon has been Russian and escaped with FSB documents, he wouldn't be alive right now.

You're wrong. Snowden chose publicity as his defence, so not NSA, nor FSB could have easily "disappeared" him without repercussions. However, the US has a long history of assassinations in foreign countries, which it doesn't even deny. And that's not even counting a fucking prison, where kidnapped people are being held and tortured without charges. Part of the "Because We Can" program.

Comment Re:So much for freedoms. (Score 1) 771

Having said that, I'd recommend Americans, especially young ones to have second passport and be ready to leave this shithole when things go full retard (eg. your fucked up government starts some mega-war and will need as much cannon fodder as possible).

Pfffthahaha... And where would they go? Seriously, name a country which isn't a USA puppet state already or isn't run by tyrants?

Also, what World Wars have taught us, is that when the whole world burns you cannot run away.

Comment Re:Legally (Score 1) 771

We are ruled by criminals. Not just in the winking "crooks & liars" way, but geniune thugs no different than any other strongman government.

This is true to any country today. Hell, it feels like the humanity degraded beyond middle ages in terms of politics. At least in middle ages the power was determined by birthright (which left it to chance really), nowadays only the ugliest psychopaths get into power.

Comment Re:This just in: police lie. News at 11. (Score 1) 432

At least you have a trial. In Russia, for example, you would not get a trial. The so called judge would just copy the indictment from the cop word by word including all grammar errors and send you to prison. You would be denied in calling witnesses or questioning the cop's words, as "there is no reason not to trust a police officer".

The conviction rate in Russia is as high as about 97%, and 3% is reserved for letting free criminals from the police and KGB.

Comment Divide and conquer (Score 4, Insightful) 276

If you're a foreigner being spied on by the NSA, take it up with your own government. If YOUR government won't protect you from OUR government, consider getting a new government.

And that, girls and boys, is the reason why very small groups of people (aka governments) owns vast groups of people (aka citizens). Being selfish and ignorant makes you stupid, weak and easy to break into submission.

Comment About Samizdat (Score 2) 433

Even at the lowest point of Stalinist regime, under extreme censorship, and with a constant risk of being ratted out, Russians still managed to exchange politically-sensitive information via samizdat [wikipedia.org], by reprinting works on typewriters.

I don't want to ruin your optimism, but samizdat did not influence Soviet politics at all. None of those dissidents started a political career, even after the USSR has collapsed.

While we can linger in our little digital darknets, the general population will be brought back under the control of elites. This process is happening worldwide.

Comment Re:Wait, what? (Score 1) 782

You say "off" and and your XBOX, TV, hifi, laptop, phone, tablet, air conditioning and lights all turn off simultaneously.

Just make sure there are no people with cardiac stimulators nearby when you say it.

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