The topic of the uneducated public is one that constantly weighs, or at least should weigh, on the minds of the relatively educated. Now, more than ever, in the midst of recent NSA related scandals, has the rift been highlighted. However, in a surprising turn of events, the uneducated have shown that, what they lack in general subject matter, they make up for in destructive capability. Recently, the Brazilian hacktivist group "BMPoc", has staged a protest against the NSA's ethically questionable programs regarding national security. Their fatal flaw was the inclusion of an unnecessary letter. Thus, BMPoc ended up vandalizing the site of our own poor, little NASA with messages of discontent regarding the visible actions of "the Illuminati." Unlike BMPoc, I did not make any mistakes with the acronyms, and you read that correctly. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration website was the target of this internet vandalism, and, yes, these vandals included a reference to the popular crackpot theorist obsession of the "Illuminati." So, what does this mean for us as American citizens?
Nothing. It means absolutely nothing. If anything, it just brings to light the fact that there are so many idiots in the world that know almost nothing about current events and their political influence. These guys seem to think that, not only is NASA responsible for this spying, but that the spying program is also responsible for America's involvement in the conflict in Syria. It's the ignorant masses responsible behind the support of such techno-vandalist movements that are responsible for spreading and perpetuating the misinformation that forms the blanket of obscurity that the NSA so dearly requires for its shady dealings. It's not much of a stretch to say these vandals are actually doing the NSA a favor with their poorly planned actions. It's also not unfair to assume that the general American public will adopt something like this for their mindset if this story becomes mainstream news: "Oh those darn Brazilians don't know anything about us Americans. Can't they see we're trying to bring peace to the middle east? And what's this about NASA invading our freedom? That can't be right. They were just saying the other day that the NSA was invading our freedom. I don't think I believe any of this hokey-pokey spying baloney." That's when the NSA finally gets the heat off their backs, and goes back to perfecting PRISM by potentially uniting it with BULLRUN, thus liberating our information. Keep in mind the historical tendency of the United States to force democracy on foreign nations in an almost methodical fashion. First, the foreign power establishes itself as a player on the world map. Next, US Intelligence is sent in to gather intelligence and disrupt peace. Then, the situation is declared a conflict and ground troops are deployed. The internet is just the newest frontier of forced American liberation, following right in the footsteps of multiple middle eastern nations, and, personally, I don't want to see the internet equivalent of ground troops.
However, the general public will completely forget about everything that's come to light recently in favor of more sensationalist media. Americans are the purest entertainment addicts, and, thus, the only way to really grab their attention and actually get something done is to organize an entertaining, but not too time-consuming, protest. Seeing that this is the only way to get a sizable amount of Americans to exercise their right to peaceful protest, and that the success rate of such a protest is through the floor, I'm beginning to consider becoming an expatriate of our lovely country. God Bless America.
Source: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130918/07151324566/angered-nsas-actions-brazilian-hacker-defaces-nasa-websites.shtml
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