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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 09:06 PM Jun 2013

DU you believe that most people who oppose expansive NSA surveillance are libertarian trolls? [View all]

or some other kind of disruptor/troll


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Yes, that is obvious most people who post here who oppose the expansive NSA surveillance program are libertarian or some other kind of trolls
0 (0%)
Actually it is about 50/50
0 (0%)
No ,most of them are not trolls, They are just naive
1 (3%)
No, very few if any of them are trolls. They have a very legitimate concern about an expanding NSA surveillance program like almost eveyone here did during the Bush years.
34 (97%)
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No, It's just another attempt at deflection from people who cannot rationally defend the NSA/PRISM ram2008 Jun 2013 #1
+1000 Many here agree with what you said. The DU poll shows that. RC Jun 2013 #35
No, but at least one of them is a COMMIE! There are some socialists in the mix too... The HORROR!!! idwiyo Jun 2013 #2
+2 leftstreet Jun 2013 #4
OMG!1!!1! Existence of 2 commies is proof of Konspiracy to take over the Worl... err I mean DU! idwiyo Jun 2013 #7
I'm used to being called a Communist - and I REALLY am not -at all Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #8
I am a Communist, but I don't belong to any party and my idea of what Communism is might be idwiyo Jun 2013 #14
We are at Orange on the color coded authoritarian histrionics chart. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #3
^ Awesomeness. marmar Jun 2013 #23
Its just more paranoid crap from the faithful believer types quinnox Jun 2013 #5
That is a common meme. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #6
K&R ^^^ needs to be an OP. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2013 #9
Well said! ^^^^^^^^^^^ marions ghost Jun 2013 #10
One clarification: bvar22 Jun 2013 #17
Poll answer no. 5 should have been a HELL NO! We People Jun 2013 #19
I would have - but I wanted to make the survey as clear and upfront as possible Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #21
I second the call for this to be an OP. LisaLynne Jun 2013 #31
It's sad that this is even being discussed here. Apophis Jun 2013 #11
That's this week's talking point by the authoritarian ratfuckers. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #12
Don't know why I'm bothering to respond to one of your asinine posts, but... OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #20
with numerous posters making this claim - how come nobody is voting yes? Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #13
Oh I don't know, maybe..... Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #15
you think? Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #16
Yeah there are some missing names up there! Union Scribe Jun 2013 #18
+1 progressoid Jun 2013 #24
I oppose expansive NSA surveillance and I'm no libertarian troll MrScorpio Jun 2013 #22
i guess "expansive" is the term here treestar Jun 2013 #29
No, but they all sure do have the libertarian CTs well memorized. baldguy Jun 2013 #25
Which libertarian conspiracy theories are you refering to? think Jun 2013 #26
Like saying Snowden's concerns about being assasinated by Obama should be taken seriously. baldguy Jun 2013 #33
I have yet to meet a DUer who doesn't oppose "expansive NSA surveillance" tridim Jun 2013 #27
Depends on how they put it treestar Jun 2013 #28
Do you believe that trusting anything Snowden says is making good use of critical thinking skills? randome Jun 2013 #30
No, Just Saying Jun 2013 #32
.. Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #34
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