First, they spied on the radicals, but I wasn't a Muslim, an environmentalist, or an anti-war advocate. I'm a Christian damn it, and I'm not about to have these Quran (Coo-ran) reading heathens destroy this great Judeo-Christian nation. And as for the environmentalists and anti-war supporters, I didn't support either movement. To be honest, I thought everyone involved was gay, and hated our troops.
Then they spied on our email, but I didn't use it. Today, my years unopened email account still ends in aol.com. If the NSA wanted to dig through chain emails and advertisements for extinct companies, they were more than welcome. I had nothing to hide.
Then they spied on our text messages and phone calls, which was admittedly troubling, but I'm wasn't a terrorist, so what was there to hide? Nothing. There's nothing I did in private that I would be uncomfortable with the NSA picking up in their global fight against the scourge of terrorism. Ben Franklin said those who would give up liberty for security deserve neither. Yeah, well, he's dead, and I didn't want to join him. This was the price of safety, and I eagerly purchased it.
Then they spied on our porn browsing history, and that's where I drew the line, but there was nobody left to support me. If only I had spoken up before, but I never imagined that the single most delicate piece of private information, porn browsing history, would be collected by the NSA. If I can't search Google at 3am for any number of questionable things, what's this whole American experiment been for? Just blow the damn thing up then.
So, after careful consideration, I want to change my mind on the surveillance state, and support privacy in all areas of life as more important than intruding into the lives of citizens to find terrorists.
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