Edward Snowden vs. Goliath

      When a David takes on a Goliath some people immediately side with the David and some immediately side with the Goliath. Both sides smack  of authoritarian issues.  Personally, I tend to mistrust authoritarians until proven otherwise. And I believe those that side with the Goliath also have issues with authoritarians. They tend to trust authoritarians until proven otherwise. And in the case of priests, some people continue to trust them even after proven otherwise.

      Edward Snowden's revelations of apparent illegal spying, brought out those that claim he is a hero and those that claim he is a traitor.  But once again, and again, whether Snowden is a hero or not is beside the point. The important point is that we, as a society may have a trust problem with our elected and appointed people that are supposed to be working in our best interest. It is every bit our responsibility to insure that they are working in our best interest.

     Most liberals recognize that the investigative report on Christie's Bridgegate problems is most likely tainted because it wasnt done by an independent body. The same reasoning should lead us to be suspicious of investigative reports issued by the NSA about the NSA's alleged spying on average Americans. And we should be suspicious of attempts by the NSA and or their supporters to smear anyone that dares to speak out in this democratic society.

     If you want democracy you must demand it and be vigilant, and be very weary of those that ask for your blind trust.