“the only people who need freedom from total, continuous surveillance were ‘criminals, terrorists and paedophiles.’” So thaaaat’s why leaders get so upset whenever they find out that they too have been surveilled…
But also, why is he letting the cat out of the bag? Coke commercials don’t move units by having some unlikable idiot walk up to the camera and say “Sexy people drink coke and have fun! You drink too, have fun too!” Police procedurals and action movies have been quietly warping our minds into shouting “fuck the warrant, just break that rapists door down!” and “cut his fingers off! make him tell you where he buried that innocent girl!” at the TV 3 times a week without so much as a thought. Seems silly to announce the plan so transparently…
