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In reply to the discussion: The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.* [View all]LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)212. You mean no evidence other than the court ruling, right?
You know, the one that stated they had violated the 4th Amendment both in law and in spirit?
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-20/court-said-wiretap-violated-constitution-s-4th-amendment
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The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.* [View all]
woo me with science
Jul 2013
OP
And here you are! We will not allow discussion of the spying and lying to be shut down.
chimpymustgo
Jul 2013
#24
That is exactly the best way to handle it. Don't feed it or try to reason with it by kicking
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#13
Old habits die hard, as they have proven over and over, throughout the years. Not much
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#84
I wish they'd put people on ignore, rather than just claiming they do and then attacking other DUers
Violet_Crumble
Jul 2013
#191
Feel free to abstain from posting in the thread if you feel it is pointless. nt
Mojorabbit
Jul 2013
#17
No. I want my opinion heard that this is a ridiculous direction to go at DU
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#28
i've noticed you take issue with this line of discussion. "pointless" you say.
nashville_brook
Jul 2013
#29
I notice that many of the articles I read the first comment is weight-loss spam
Generic Other
Jul 2013
#44
maybe looking for a % of trustable social media interactions is the wrong metric
nashville_brook
Jul 2013
#48
Almost certainly, I worked for a small internet provider and part of my day was spent
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#117
Pres Obama embraces the Patriot Act and domestic spying. I am anti Patriot Act. I assume you are pro
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#176
Look at what they are accomplishing more broadly, and this fits right in.
woo me with science
Jul 2013
#163
"And how can software argue a point so well that it always has the last word?"
LondonReign2
Jul 2013
#201
There is no need to pay everyone. Just get 'the ball rolling' and others will chime in
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#88
So that would apply to all the 'look at Greenwald, he's gay' threads and the
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#40
If you disagree with someone, just claim she/he is a sockpuppet spreading propaganda
ProSense
Jul 2013
#35
No one is going to accuse someone of sockpuppet propaganda for supporting labor unions here.
Zorra
Jul 2013
#41
Other countries... or the whole rest of the world, as to what our country was doing wrong to its
RC
Jul 2013
#121
Domestic and foreign are one and the same. NSA is collecting information on everyone, everywhere.
RC
Jul 2013
#130
The battle of Midway was almost 70 year ago. We were actually at war. We were attacked by them.
RC
Jul 2013
#198
I don't believe China has any legitimate right to my communications so I don't believe we
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#228
I invite them to get an individual warrant if that is the case, which of course we don't know
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#239
IT'S NOT ABOUT SNOWDEN, IT'S ABOUT THE SPYING. IT'S NOT ABOUT SNOWDEN, IT'S ABOUT
Th1onein
Jul 2013
#135
You are right!n What good people do is repeat what was said to them and add some
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#43
How true. Online newspaper website comments sections are the absolute worst
Populist_Prole
Jul 2013
#107
'woo me' has authority over your mind? how did that happen? I thought it was corporate & big
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#143
For real. Didn't this person post almost the exact same thread with almost the exact same
Number23
Jul 2013
#241
Don't pages move higher in search engines when they are referenced from other pages?
newthinking
Jun 2014
#246
"In the case of the 'surveillance state' you -for whatever reason- want to believe exists..."
Th1onein
Jul 2013
#137
No randome , it is YOU AND YOURS that have the burden of proof because you are making the
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#233
Yeah, we may not be as far apart as one might think as seen from the surface
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#240
I have put the swooners on ignore and I suggest all thinking people do the same
Skittles
Jul 2013
#104
+1. Another talking point "Those who like Real Discussion don't use ignore."
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#118
I rec but I think you are somewhat "mis-underestimating" the effort to shift the spectrum of
TheKentuckian
Jul 2013
#112
this is perhaps the most distressing sort of comment that could be posted on DU
nashville_brook
Jul 2013
#139
You missed my point altogether. The person posing this as conflict and drama is you
Pretzel_Warrior
Jul 2013
#146
i take your point from the totality of your posts...and in that context, I completely got your drift
nashville_brook
Jul 2013
#157
Big brother simply will not tolerate impudence related to exposure of the establishment's
indepat
Jul 2013
#115
The government has been doing this forever. The CIA, for instance, infiltrated universities
yardwork
Jul 2013
#131
One or two work for groups like NOM, that's super clear. RCC and LDS as well.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#149
On a related note, I notice some disrupters have similar posting styles such to make me think
GoneFishin
Jul 2013
#150
Yep. If a poster is paid to post by an official, they are by definition a troll.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#187
I don't think it's quite that cohesive and organized, but I do think it's an example of how
cecilfirefox
Jul 2013
#207
Notice that the organization part has been stifled here. That's the point.
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#219