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Is this ok in a democratic society?
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You know the short answer is NO / Nein!
Globally ALL governments are worried...I wonder what is about to be exposed 
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 (August 21, 2013 at 5:42 am)The Germans are coming Wrote: From this side of the channel the UK goverment seems to be more and more forgetting what democracy is and turning into a 51st state of the US. Anything to better our "special" relationship with America. Besides, does anyone seriously expect that they wouldn't do this? Democracy? Lol. 
I hope more shit about the government gets leaked, piss em off.
 (August 21, 2013 at 5:42 am)The Germans are coming Wrote: From this side of the channel the UK goverment seems to be more and more forgetting what democracy is and turning into a 51st state of the US. I suspect this is much more widespread than you think, and only a few countries have been caught with their pants down.
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 Quote:Meanwhile, the partner of a Guardian journalist held for nine hours at Heathrow airport under anti-terror laws on Sunday has described his "feeling of invasion" after being forced to divulge email and social media account passwords. Kind of ironic, heh.
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-Stephen Jay Gould  (August 21, 2013 at 8:14 am)Faith No More Wrote:(August 21, 2013 at 5:42 am)The Germans are coming Wrote: From this side of the channel the UK goverment seems to be more and more forgetting what democracy is and turning into a 51st state of the US. I dont think so. A thing like this would never happen in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Scandinavian countries. Maybe in the Netherlands. And in Germany, the chancelor is currently undertaking every single move possible in politics to weasle herself out of any connection to this. I dont know how much you get in your news on German politics, but the extent to which the NSA was cooperating with the German intelligence services will almoust definatly cost Merkel the election if she cannot provide evidence that her goverment was not involved. Germans are as big on the right to privacy as some Americans are on the right to bear arms. As Lenin once said "A revolution is impossible in Germany because it is considered a crime there to look at your neighbours garden." The UK is pritty much the only country on this continent which somehow thinks that it is alright to surrender national sovereignty and the rights of it`s citzisens to a other nation. And it makes the entire matter only stink more that it is the UK which constantly keeps bitching about how other European countries are supposedly "taking the UK`s sovereignty".
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Some people have unwavering patriotism toward their country and especially toward what they view as a perfect government. Unfortunately, power does corrupt, especially when mere humans become entangled in its corrupted web.
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RE: Is this ok in a democratic society?
August 21, 2013 at 9:13 am
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