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Originally Posted by dyna mo
i think it's a generational thing too, i brought this up with my ~70 year old mom and it was entirely a non-issue in her eyes. she's not dumb per se, but i think has more of a patriotic view? maybe. something from growing up in her generation that creates an entirely different viewpoint. i figured she prolly represents most senior citizens on something like this.
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Your mother was born during WWII, and grew up in the 1950s. This was when our "greatest generation" - meaning our military - came back from war, went to work, and built the nation into what it was. She grew up in a society that has a lot of respect for the military, and also the government.
I just don't fear our government. I don't live in fear of the local police blowing down my door in the near future and hassling me for no reason. I'm 44 years old; They've never hassled me before. I don't care if the government knows where I eat every night for the past six years...
As for Snowden... So far the only laws that have been broken were by him, so that take for what's worth.