Hitler, Stalin, Mao et al would be impressed

Start watching at the 15 min mark:
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/20/exclusive_national_security_agency_whistleblower_william

Is anybody really surprised. After 9-11 the government was given to much power to change and over rule laws with there supposed intent to defend our freedoms. The patriot act as the first among them.

Now we got CISPA in the works were a citizen will have no right to online privacy. People though are fine with this like good little sheep.

Found an Wikipedia entry : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_fear