[youngerdryas]

I am upvoting this for spite, and if David Brooks was battered he probably deserved it.

[marshray]

I'm disappointed you upvoted my comment for spite. I'd much rather have a thoughtful reply (pro or con). For the record, I respect David Brooks as a person, have found his writing to be insightful in the past, and of course do not believe he or anyone deserves to be battered.

[youngerdryas]

Sarcasm is hard. Do you actually believe David Brooks has "Battered Person Syndrome", or do think it applies to all Americans?

[marshray]

Yes, it is. Don't I know it :-)

I do not believe that David Brooks has clinical BPS. But, the arguments he makes in his opinion piece display the exact same form of backwards logic that are commonly heard from victims of long-term abuse.

Make no mistake: Surveillance is abuse. Over time it will fuck with your mind.

Long term mass surveillance is always a destabilizing force upon society, never a stabilizing one.

[lukifer]

So-called "Stockholm Syndrome" is more the norm than the exception.