NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily

[Parts]

It seems if your party is the one doing the snooping it's not all that bad

According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans are O.K. with the National Security Agency’s surveillance program—i.e. secret tracking of phone records. Fifty-six percent think it’s “acceptable” while 41 percent think it’s “not acceptable.” That’s a slight change from seven years ago, when 51 percent said it was acceptable and 47 percent said it was not.

Those general numbers mask a large partisan shift. In 2006, when George W. Bush was president, just 37 percent of Democrats said the N.S.A. surveillance program was acceptable, while 61 percent said it was not. Now those numbers are 64 percent and 34 percent respectively.

Republicans appear to be fair-weather fans as well. In 2006, 75 percent said the program was acceptable, and 23 percent said it was not. Now 52 percent find it acceptable, and 47 percent unacceptable.

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[TA]

It seems if your party is the one doing the snooping it's not all that bad

According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans are O.K. with the National Security Agency’s surveillance program—i.e. secret tracking of phone records. Fifty-six percent think it’s “acceptable” while 41 percent think it’s “not acceptable.” That’s a slight change from seven years ago, when 51 percent said it was acceptable and 47 percent said it was not.

Those general numbers mask a large partisan shift. In 2006, when George W. Bush was president, just 37 percent of Democrats said the N.S.A. surveillance program was acceptable, while 61 percent said it was not. Now those numbers are 64 percent and 34 percent respectively.

Republicans appear to be fair-weather fans as well. In 2006, 75 percent said the program was acceptable, and 23 percent said it was not. Now 52 percent find it acceptable, and 47 percent unacceptable.

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Do they expect anyone to believe that shit?

[odeon]

It seems if your party is the one doing the snooping it's not all that bad

According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans are O.K. with the National Security Agency’s surveillance program—i.e. secret tracking of phone records. Fifty-six percent think it’s “acceptable” while 41 percent think it’s “not acceptable.” That’s a slight change from seven years ago, when 51 percent said it was acceptable and 47 percent said it was not.

Those general numbers mask a large partisan shift. In 2006, when George W. Bush was president, just 37 percent of Democrats said the N.S.A. surveillance program was acceptable, while 61 percent said it was not. Now those numbers are 64 percent and 34 percent respectively.

Republicans appear to be fair-weather fans as well. In 2006, 75 percent said the program was acceptable, and 23 percent said it was not. Now 52 percent find it acceptable, and 47 percent unacceptable.

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People are sheep.

[TheoK]

George Orwell rotates in his grave 

Though I don't believe that a majority thinks it's OK. It's a lie.

[El]

It seems if your party is the one doing the snooping it's not all that bad

According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans are O.K. with the National Security Agency’s surveillance program—i.e. secret tracking of phone records. Fifty-six percent think it’s “acceptable” while 41 percent think it’s “not acceptable.” That’s a slight change from seven years ago, when 51 percent said it was acceptable and 47 percent said it was not.

Those general numbers mask a large partisan shift. In 2006, when George W. Bush was president, just 37 percent of Democrats said the N.S.A. surveillance program was acceptable, while 61 percent said it was not. Now those numbers are 64 percent and 34 percent respectively.

Republicans appear to be fair-weather fans as well. In 2006, 75 percent said the program was acceptable, and 23 percent said it was not. Now 52 percent find it acceptable, and 47 percent unacceptable.

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People are sheep.

Why even bother to poll us?  Surely they can infer how we feel about it based on our other activity. 

[ProfessorFarnsworth]

George Orwell rotates in his grave 

Though I don't believe that a majority thinks it's OK. It's a lie.

The majority angle is likely propaganda to prey on peer pressure psychology so people come to accept it because "society" does. It also serves a secondary effect to gander a feeling of hopelessness for those who want to speak out against it.

Media: "Most people don't mind being spied on"
Apathetic person: "lol okay, I won't worry about it"
Concerned person: "What's the fucking point? It's hopeless"

[TheoK]

Yup. Like I've said many times before: most Americans don't understand why they have the 2nd Amendment. The scumbags rape the 4th Amendment - unpunished.

[TA]

Yup. Like I've said many times before: most Americans don't understand why they have the 2nd Amendment. The scumbags rape the 4th Amendment - unpunished.

There are certain elements that stand against this shit, and they are "enemies of the state" and "cyberterrorists".

[Parts]

[ProfessorFarnsworth]

What can you say? Obama pulled a bait and switch tactic.

[odeon]

He wasn't the first and won't be the last.

[TheoK]

He is nevertheless a hypocrite.

Once upon a time American presidents were actually on the side of the people, like Ike:



 

[McGiver]

Maybe it is that politicians are getting caught more.  Thanks to digital everything and the information that is readily available politicians are having a hard time not flip flopping.

I bet, back in the day, when they were making stump speeches from city to city they would tell each city what they most wanted to hear even if it conflicted with what they just said two cities ago.

Politicians are like that.

Odeon once said:

He wasn't the first and won't be the last

[odeon]

I bet Eisenhower had plenty of skeletons in his closet.

[TheoK]

Well, yes, probably