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Re:NSA morale down after Edward Snowden revelations, former ... by pkinsky on Sunday December 08, 2013 @12:14PM (#6870266)
This argument is a variant of the Yuppie Nuremberg Defense, courtesy of Thank You For Smoking.

1; You know what you're doing is wrong. 2; Everybody has a mortgage to pay. 1; Ah, the yuppie nuremberg defense.

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Re:NSA morale down after Edward Snowden revelations, former ... by walshemj on Sunday December 08, 2013 @01:23PM (#6870610)
what ever a NSA employee has done or not done saying that is the same as a war crime for example the Srebrenica massacre is just childish hyperbole.
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Re:NSA morale down after Edward Snowden revelations, former ... by nitrogen on Sunday December 08, 2013 @01:50PM (#6870766)
You misread the parent comment as comparing the crimes, when in fact it was comparing the excuses for continuing to commit them, using a quote from a movie.
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Re:NSA morale down after Edward Snowden revelations, former ... by walshemj on Sunday December 08, 2013 @02:25PM (#6870951)
and your point is what exactly.
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Re:NSA morale down after Edward Snowden revelations, former ... by nitrogen on Sunday December 08, 2013 @04:22PM (#6871474)
Two points:

1. The comment to which you replied wasn't comparing violent war crimes to privacy violations, so your indignation was unnecessary.

2. Whether you're discussing war crimes, selling cancer-causing tobacco products, or spying on innocent civilians, the "just doing my job" and "I have a family and a mortgage" excuses are inadequate justification.

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