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		shit_parade on Feb 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's Time to Break Up the NSA (2014) 'foaming at the mouth' is an Orwellian characterization of what is a profound and rational aversion to totalitarian state surveillance. Stop using the metaphor of a rabies infected dog to describe those who wish to live without the government spying on them.

RankingMember on Feb 26, 2015 [–]

To "stop" a behavior or other action, one would still need to be partaking in said action.

See, I can use a word or phrase in an internet comment as an excuse to be miserably pedantic too.

shit_parade on Feb 26, 2015 | [–]

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm

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