Are we just drones?

 

Today I read an article  on CNN that was about a polling of Americans and the use of drones, or unmanned spy planes, to carry out attacks and reconnaissance missions. 

This poll performed by an outside source showed that 3/4 of American approve the use of unmanned aerial vehicles abroad to address issues and people that could be deemed as a threat, while only 24% said that they are ok with using the same drones to spy over American soil to look for the same types of people.  The article goes on to talk about other comparisons of Republican/Democrat/Independents views on this, as well as white vs non-white comparisons and the results are something you might not expect.

Apparently "All men are created equal.." only applies to American's, and/or our rules and morals don't apply on foreign soil. #rolleyes

The article provides some interesting quotes from John Brennen, recommended  to head up the CIA by our very own precious savior Obama. Much of the content contained in this article, and others on the subject of drone usage show that this is continually done on the basis of "protecting human life, including innocent civilians," much the same vein that was used to pass the Patriot Act.

Let me take a clear stance on this... spying on the American public is no different than spying on people in other countries. I'm not saying its wrong, I'm asking "Why do we condone it when it only affects other people."

If we think that the government is only collecting data on the bad guys, then you need a tin foil hat that is thicker than mine. Look at Google Earth with its street views and self driving car.. and that's a private company. How do you think the government racked up the debt it has.... by buying $1500 toilet seats?

Government has certain roles and responsibilities, however since 9/11 we have consistently given them more and more power to encroach on our lives, whether that be our finances, our bedrooms, or our civil liberties. We need to stop acting like sheep and stand up and take a stand for ourselves. This means protecting our freedoms from enemies both foreign and domestic.