That damned democracy always interfering with what’s important
by digby
This piece in today’s Guardian featuring some memos from the Snowden cache really says it all. Here’s the essence of it:
Obviously, if the people know their government is spying on them freely they might be upset. So keep it a secret. For their own good.
After all, there’s no way the government would ever do anything nefarious with all the information. They are agents of the Lord. So don’t worry your pretty little heads about it.
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