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organicAnt · 4079 days ago · link · · parent · post: A new report reveals the U.S. spent millions spying on Occupiers and other anti-corporate activists
Governments usually justify their spying apparatus to stop terrorism or pedophilia. Both noble causes. I've never seen government officials publicly admitting that they use the same tools to stop public dissent, legal peaceful protests and free speech. It generally doesn't bode well.