Oh Government, Why?

The NSA scandal...if you haven't heard about it, well, welcome back because you've either been living under a rock or been floating around in space for a bit, and that is NOT me being a smart aleck or jerk. I'm serious.

Everyone in the US and beyond has been freaking out about the NSA spying on the US citizens. *facedesk* For those of you who hadn't figured that out a long time ago, I'm disappointed. "But how could you have known?" some have asked me as I've scoffed at the conversations as to what needs to be done.

Well, have you been on a little site called "Facebook" lately, or Google, Bing, Amazon or any retail site before, a dating site, or, screw I could give you the whole list, but this is getting redundant. Since then, have you looked in your junk e-mail box, the side bar on Facebook, the "You might like this" on Amazon or even the other things that your search engines think you might like? I know we all tend to avoid junk mail, but the other things scream HEY!!! WE'RE SPYING ON YOU NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH BOO BOO and YOU CAN'T DO SQUAT ABOUT IT! WE'LL BOMBARD YOU WITH THINGS WE WANT YOU TO BUY BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
(Again, I'm not being a jerk here, just pointing out the obvious)

Anyway, so what is my solution? There really is none except to become a recluse, turn off all of our gadgets and go "off the grid". However, the other thing we, as people not just Americans, is to say "Excuse me, but get the Hell off of my internet" and pass new laws that protect from the government to get out of our business.

"But what if it's used to catch terrorists?" Yea, I'm pretty sure that when the NSA is checking out my Porn Stash or my shopping logs, they're really going to find a terrorist. Besides, when have you ever read the headline "NSA apprehends terrorists?" NEVER. Now, if those first two arguments have yet to convince you, let me direct you to this quote by Benjamin Franklin "Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” Think about it, I know he lived a long time ago, but this is more relevant today than it has ever been. First we give up our choices as to what we can have on airplane and now drinks costs in the double digits, we can't carry nail clippers on board, and don't even get me started on other things that they should allow but don't. Next, the so-called "Patriot Act" is passed not long after the NCLB (for those of you who don't know, NCLB is No Child Left Behind). Now we're being told that we have to make sure that we're teaching a certain way, AND we're being told that the government can spy on us if we use certain trigger words. Uh huh...yea.... about that. NO! So, how about instead of sitting on our butts doing nothing we find a way to piss 'em off and screw with them so it's no longer a valid way of finding terrorists? I mean, really, we could all just put in searches for Napalm Puppies and be about our days? Sure, some of us might get harassed but eventually they'll find out that we're messing with them and find some other way to make a profit off of us. 

I would make this longer and start referring to V for Vendetta, but naaaah, I'm too hungry and tired to do more. Hope you enjoyed this, and enjoy being the new target for the NSA.