Message #18722

[uselesslegs]

I've said it before, but most American's expect a level of *protection* that helps drive this kind of push by our Government (not that it would need much to nudge it in that direction anyway).

And as Kell said, a shit ton of American's put damn near everything thing from the last blowjob they got/gave, to other pretty friggin personal information (home, work, kid's school, dentist, doctor, mom's maiden name, first cousins job, ect., ect.) along with all manor of pics, dates, times...and they get all incredulous. "Stop looking at my shit! I have it set to Friends Only/Private!"  Ummmmm, yeaaaaahhhh. Because that little click, on the internet, changes everything.../*facepalm*

People want to believe President Obama's done gone batshit crazy with snooping, over and above what the *programs* were designed to do. "Bush knew where to not step over the line!" Hate to tell ya...the only thing separating Bush and Obama, was the tech available at the time and the implementation. That's it.

Finding a balance that will keep American's happy, will involve a *realistic* level of protection, that will probably see a few more terrorist types slip through the cracks and American's won't tolerate that! We can have 30 thousand drunk driving deaths, 30 thousand fire arm related deaths, X-amount of crazy ass mass murder sprees...eh. But if some shit blows up? Holy fuckin horse cunt!...the innocents! The chiillldreeennn! OMG!  Put this whole muther fucker on lock down!

So despite all the complaining, indignant shock, red faces and bulging neck veins...it's all just a show. Let some shit go BOOM...and people go weak kneed...and demand a level of protection that demands some super invasive shit to attain it.  Pretending like *they* shouldn't be swept up in the overkill on privacy invasion.

The Happy Balance everyone wants will probably involve the occasional BOOM. Because like it or not...this is a crazy world and some crazy muther fuckers want to kill us. The Protection everyone wants, negates the Happy Balance, with less BOOMS, but more privacy invasion. The Happy Balance everyone wants to pretend is achievable, for the level of Protection they demand...doesn't exist. But we won't go there...because the BOOMS scare the shit out of us.