Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers

Re:Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers by EekSnakePond on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:50PM (#13537060)

At the time of this comment: (6 hours after OP)

14 mentions of Trump. 8 mentions of Bush. 2 mentions of Reagan.

vs.

10 wistful mentions of Hillary Clinton being the better choice. 4 mentions of Obama. 1 mention of Bill Clinton expanding ECHELON.

Obama had 8 years building and using it this entire apparatus, after 8 years of Bush putting it into place after 9/11. Trump had been taking it for a test drive over the past 2 weeks.

Can we please rename HN to "Silicon Valley and Democrats Only" so lurkers know what they are getting into?

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Re:Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers by Strom on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @11:02PM (#13538132)

I'm not from Silicon Valley and don't identify as a democrat. I've never even visited the Americas. Throughout my years on HN I've seen that there are plenty others like me on HN. To say HN is for "Silicon Valley and Democrats Only" is very naive.

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Re:Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers by tinalumfoil on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @04:28PM (#13545415)

I'm also not located in silicon and not really a Democrat, but I agree with the parent. HN readers tend to be irrationally biased towards members of certain political parties, and I think it's healthy and constructive to point this out.

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Re:Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers by jarjoura on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:55PM (#13537085)

How about we try not to shame liberals? This is a community and we should all be respectful of each other. Don't take comments of a president current or past so personally.

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Re:Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers by theWatcher37 on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:10AM (#13538437)

The amount of "shame" from liberals is off the charts, not sure why you're upset by one comment to the contrary.

Above the parent comment is a chain essentially saying "lets dispel this notion of reasonable republicans"

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Re:Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers by elastic_church on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:57PM (#13537098)

Where Republicans are the diversity hire.

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Re:Secret docs reveal: an FBI with vast hidden powers by EekSnakePond on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @01:31PM (#13543446)

Trump is now at 43 mentions.

Obama is at 8.

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