[all2well]

Surveillance, in public, run by the government, is _not_ a political issue?

[infecto]

It is political in so much that it is something that should be decided by the people voting and case law. Lets be honest, thats not what I meant though and you should see that. Both sides are unfortunately polarized in their commentary as exampled by the poster I replied to. Instead of it being a discussion about privacy it devolved immediately into a go live somewhere else and throwing in a republican reference. Thats bringing in the wrong kind of politics into the conversation but lets ignore that. I identify with neither party and find it depressing when people are so polarized by either side, it becomes an immediate them vs us conversation.

[johnmaguire]

I'm not sure your argument has the moral superiority you think it has.

Nobody is "creating outrage where none exists" nor are they bringing "politics into something that is not political."

We're discussing public policy around surveillance and many of us disagree with your position.

BTW, the term "Leopards Eating People's Faces Party" refers to a lot more than just Republicans - it was commonly used against Brexit supporters, as one example: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leopards-eating-peoples-faces...