[Karunamon]

Schmucks? No no no no no, that is a clever ruse that you should not fall for.

There is an agenda here. We may not be able to see all of it at once, but it exists, and projecting incompetence is part of it.

I wouldn't go so far as malice (history's greatest monsters thought they were doing right by their country), but to portray the NSA's behavior as incompetent does a great disservice to you, me, and everyone else who should be outraged by this. We should feel as if these intrusive searches and such are a direct attack on us and our culture and our country.

Because that's what they are.

[gonzo]

OK, so working at the NSA == terrorism?

[dllthomas]

Of course not. Even if you believe that "working at the NSA" is necessarily an example of terrorism (and I certainly don't) what you would have is a subset relationship not equality.