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Re:Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Throu... by Spooky23 on Thursday March 07, 2019 @08:18AM (#19327751)
That’s the policy position of the government, and it’s an insane, not credible position. It’s a position born of ignorance and bigotry.

I know many people who were impacted by 9/11. The people responsible were posing as businessmen with normal visas. It disgusts me that our policy is to chase boogeymen and do harm to people and to the nation in pursuit of cheap applause.

End of the day, the consequence of the stupid policy decisions made by Bush and Obama, and then amplified by the Trump circus will result in claw-back of war powers by Congress.

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Re:Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Throu... by huffmsa on Thursday March 07, 2019 @08:37AM (#19327882)
For the record, I agree with you. I'm personally opposed to this line of thought, I'm just devil's advocating what the executive branch and legislature has and will argue.
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Re:Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Throu... by hopler on Thursday March 07, 2019 @08:56AM (#19327992)
The Devil already has enough advocates. Please stop spamming HN with bad-faith noise.
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Re:Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Throu... by huffmsa on Thursday March 07, 2019 @09:13AM (#19328099)
You'd rather this forum be a hugbox of agreement rather than one of actual discussion?

That never leads anywhere. Good ideas can stand up to criticism. Strong opinions necessarily must be defendable. You don't get that with a hugbox.

So I put my karma on the line for what I think is good argument.

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Re:Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Throu... by codezero on Thursday March 07, 2019 @12:04PM (#19329719)
I’d rather discuss issues with people who actually believe in them and can back them up, or acknowledge they hold their opinion for sentimental reasons.
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