The “nothing to hide” crowd's involvement in political activism is likely limited. That’s perfectly fine. Nobody should feel obligated to join the Occupy movement or a Tea Party organization or be the kind of person who might end up on a politician’s enemies list. But to say “I have nothing to hide” is a fundamentally selfish declaration. What about parents, sisters, brothers, partners, and other loved ones? Can we say the same for them?
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A friend told me the other day he had nothing to hide from the government and therefore wasn't worried about government surveillance.
I think he's wrong.
3 Reasons the ‘Nothing to Hide’ Crowd Should Be Worried About Government Surveillance
Most people think the federal government would have no interest in them, but many discover to their horror how wrong they are
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The 3rd reason stated in the article "3. Government Is Made of People, and Some People Are Creepy, Petty, Incompetent, or Dangerous" just highlights how much trust we should give the government. Honestly I think reason 3 should be before reason 2. No, I don't trust the government because it is made up of people just like you and me and that guy living under the bridge in a cardboard box. The government does abuse it's powers in large and probably many minute ways we don't even notice.
It is so easy to disguise these truly horrible practices on the grounds of it being in America's Best Interest. The worst part is that people utterly buy into it.
I feel like there is no recourse. It's going to happen, even if I kick, scream, sign petitions, vote, boycot, attend rallys and demonstrations… It's still going to happen.