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A Rally Against Mass Surveillance

DaikunDaikun
edited September 2013 in Politics
https://rally.stopwatching.us

Over half a million people are going to rally in Washington D.C. on October 26 against the NSA's surveillance programs. If you're able to join, please do.

Comments

  • SailSail
    Yeah I watched South Park this week too.
  • GregGreg
    Yeah I was on /r/IamA this week too.
  • ProfPanglossProfPangloss
    Yeah I was on the Internet this week too.
  • Jack DraigoJack Draigo
    I'm sure they'll put a video of the rally out soon after.
  • GregGreg
    I'm sure they'll put a video of the rally out soon after.
    You mean somebody will survey the Rally Against Mass Surveillance?
  • WindUpBirdWindUpBird
    I got an email from a SuperPAC asking me to "RSVP" to the Rally Against Mass Surveillance.

    but nawwww
  • ninjarabbininjarabbi
    I wish we could just get everyone to encrypt everything and put even more (unimportant) data out there. Fill up those petabytes with shit they can't or won't use.
  • RymRym
    Rallys mean nothing. Remember your "Rally for Sanity?" Remember how "important" it was to everyone at the time?

    Zero effect. Entirely forgotten.

    This will be no different. Rallies mean nothing unless they overwhelm, resort to violence, or otherwise can't be ignored.
  • Josh BytesJosh Bytes
    I would totally go to a rally against rallies.
  • open_sketchbookopen_sketchbook
    Show up to this in a suit with a camera and take everyone's picture.
  • YoshoKatanaYoshoKatana
    I thought it was a rally to restore fear? :-/
  • GregGreg
    IIRC, it was the Rally to Restore Sanity and Keep Fear Alive.
  • Dazzle369Dazzle369
    My kind of rally

  • AprecheApreche
    My kind of rally.

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  • AndrewAndrew
    You must be pretty used to rallies as a Mets fan.
  • HMTKSteveHMTKSteve
    The Mets have fans?
  • Jack DraigoJack Draigo
    My kind of Rally
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  • CremlianCremlian
    edited October 2013
    I would note, that to this day I still see people wearing Rally to restore sanity stickers everywhere and generally use it to find cool people. Also, Unlike the hater Rym, I got to the rally early brought homemade signs and had a lot of FUN.

    And got mentioned in NPR :-p

    It also probably helped some American's hold out hope that they were not going to get rolled by Teabaggers
    Post edited by Cremlian on
  • RymRym
    The people I was with refused to go over early and thought that the Metro wouldn't be completely overloaded...
  • CremlianCremlian
    The Rally for Reason was just as fun even in the rain for the trolling of the counter protesters and Tim Minchin :-p
  • P_TOGP_TOG
    My kind of Rally
    [DELICIOUS FRIES]
    Oh shit, I need to go to Checkers RIGHT NOW.
  • DaikunDaikun
    edited November 2013
    And to think you guys laughed at this rally in this thread.

    BAM! USA Freedom Act, bitches!
    Post edited by Daikun on
  • NuriNuri
    Daikun said:

    And to think you guys laughed at this rally in this thread.

    BAM! USA Freedom Act, bitches!

    Introduced? Ha. Call me when it's up for a final vote in both houses.

  • GregGreg
    REMINDER: Only 2% of bills introduced will be enacted. The vast majority die in committee -- even if not especially the ones that are politically profitable.
  • Jack DraigoJack Draigo
    Nuri said:

    Daikun said:

    And to think you guys laughed at this rally in this thread.

    BAM! USA Freedom Act, bitches!

    Introduced? Ha. Call me when it's up for a final vote in both houses.

    Hell call me up when one calls up a vote for cloture.
  • DaikunDaikun
    edited November 2013
    I'm pretty sure these guys could help carry a bit more weight.
    Post edited by Daikun on
  • GregGreg
    Still not much. Those companies might attract a brand name politician (no offense, but the two who proposed it are kind of nobodies) and then we could see some traction, but as is I'm still not expecting much.
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