On 2013-06-10, at 1:19 PM, Max Sawicky wrote: > Not much harder, I'm afraid. I think the state is going to crush him. Popular > resistance to 'total information awareness' still has a long way to go. > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Marv Gandall <[email protected]> wrote: > Snowden is also attracting support from Glenn Beck and others on the right, > so it's going to be harder for the state to go after him the way it's gone > after Bradley Manning. > > See > http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/06/edward-snowden-makes-himself-an-even-bigger-problem-to-the-officialdom.html#Zspw5DPRUevu02RR.99
I suppose you're right, unfortunately. "If I'm not doing anything wrong, why should I be particularly concerned about being watched as a necessary evil in the fight against terrorism?" The administration will also have the support of some liberals who will reflexively defend Obama against the Republican right's exploitation of the issue. Rand Paul is said to be planning a class action suit against the NSA. Obama is probably relishing the opportunity to defend the NSA and to appear stronger on national security issues than his right-wing critics. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
