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0 pointsjavert12y ago0 comments

It doesn't seem like you disproved the claim that Brazil aggressively spies on its own citizens and, thus, that this is hypocritical populist rhetoric.

> if every citizen take care of its own country actions.. so they do not interfere badly with the other countries.. we would be just fine..

The US's spy complex is a MUCH bigger threat to those of us here in the US than it is to those abroad, and anyway there is nothing we citizens can do to stop it anytime soon, so don't hold your breath.

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coldtea12y ago· 2 in thread

>It doesn't seem like you disproved the claim that Brazil aggressively spies on its own citizens and, thus, that this is hypocritical populist rhetoric.

It can do whatever it want on it's own citizens. If they don't like it, they can vote them out of the office.

It's a third country spying on them (or on my country) I don't like.

javertOP12y ago

But the US can't violate your rights unless you're here.

coldtea12y ago

Not really.

For one, if I'm a business owner/scientist/engineer working on some stuff, they can do "industrial espionage" and give the stuff (or a heads up) to US companies/the army/whoever.

Second, they can use their spying on a country's politicians to influence that country's policy (like spying on a party they don't like in favor of a party that serve's their interests), do market and diplomatic moves against them, etc.

Third, who said foreigners never travel to the US?

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