Yes, these things are HORRIBLE but honestly these are probably not new things that haven’t been going on for years. The truth of the matter is that lots of bad stuff goes on in the USA. This isn’t anything new.
MANY more far worse things happen every day that Americans will never hear or know about.
The only difference now is with the advances in technology and the power of the Internet we hear more and more about these things. But honestly, these aren’t new things that are just happening today.
I’d imagine if the typical American knew all the things happening they would be horrified.
Still, the USA is one of the best countries in the world. Really all of these “civilized and free” countries all have similar type stuff that goes on.
I’ve lived in developing countries and the amount of corruption and horrible things would shock you. So really these things aren’t new and nothing compared to some other countries.
For the most part, privacy really doesn’t exist in the USA to the extent that people think it does.
BG, all those measures you do sound good and well but in almost any instant if someone really wanted to find out who you were, they probably could do it pretty easily. Unless you are in some cave not posting on the internet, not talking on the phone, etc. your odds are greatly reduced but I could tell you about some stories that would make your head spin.
I remember in the early days of the internet when there wasn’t much technology like today and even then people could pretty easily find out who you are just from emails or posts on blogs. I had this friend back in the early 2000’s. I’m talking genius type of guy that used to work at NASA. He’d tell me some stories about the government that really would make my head spin.
