Privacy insanity, again

I just had to save David Sirota's article regarding the latest ludicrous government excuse:

http://www.salon.com/2012/06/25/nsas_wiretapping_doublespeak/singleton/

Why does it seem that the western world is slipping back into facism?

The descent into darkness

This article rings true for me. Maybe it might help explain the current state of our society:

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/18-2

Even Ayn Rand's ideas stem from the concept that reality is not subject to the whim of human wishes.  A=A, n'est-çe pas?

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An article about morality and 'terrorism'

Chris Floyd has written an article discussing the reaction to recent US government admissions.

http://www.chris-floyd.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2251-unspeakable-things-the-liberals-clumsy-dance-across-obamas-killing-floor.html

Pogo was right, so many years ago.

Judge Andrew Napolitano's concerns

Despite being a FOX News employee, the judge gets some things right:

http://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2012/06/06/where-is-the-outrage/

A good defense of the rights of the individual vis a vis his government.

Selfish ain't bad if it's consistent with reality

Consider the arguments presented by Joseph Stiglitz in this article:

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/05/joseph-stiglitz-the-price-on-inequality

The filthy rich don't really need slave labour, they need affluent consumers to buy the stuff that they import from the third world.  Right now the rich are behaving like a snake that starts eating its own tail.  Eventually that behaviour will not help the snake.

Rational selfishness forces one to help out the others that exist in the same world as you do, if only for your own survival.