Snowden DU Cognitive Dissonance Syndrome

[HardTimes99]

49. I really like your post, although I disagree with substantial portions of it. Since you mention

the Mao button you wore, I should tell you that the muted and not-so-muted China bashing in evidence here over the past few days betrays a significant ahistoricism about the U.S.' relations with China after 1945. Specifically, we backed Chiang (a corrupt motherfucker who made and makes Saddam look like an altar boy) and pretended that China didn't exist for 30 years!

And have you had a chance yet to dip your toes into the waters of the "Insider Threat Program"? Speaking of amalgams, if the Insider Threat Program doesn't cause you to get a good ole' Loyalty Oath\Red Scare\Cointelpro deja vu feeling flowing through your veins, well, I'll eat my hat. My wife and I (both in our early 50s, so babes in the woods relative to the Cultural Revolution era) have been sitting around this weekend stunned and speechless.

A couple links to get you started:

The McClatchy source article: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/
Charlie Pierce's take for Esquire: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Big_Brother_Takes_A_Government_Job