We should not be comfortable or content in a society where the only way to remain free of surveillance and repression is if we make ourselves as unthreatning, passive, and compliant as possible.

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations

The hallmark of an authoritarian idiot is yelling TERRORIST-LOVER! at anyone questioning the definition of Terrorist.

Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.

It's so much easier to debate people when you can pretend that they hold moronic position that they don't actually believe.

Nobody really even knows with whom the US is at war, or where. Everyone just knows that it is vital that it continue in unlimited form indefinitely.

A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.