Social and political criticisms
Rizal PHL | November 3, 2013
Repost from US News
FDR PM Angela Merkel is frosty to Pres. Obama amidst accusation of US spying on its allies. France has made similar accusations of US tapping into phone calls of its citizens.
Is US really doing this? Pres. Obama denies knowledge of such activities (how can there be accusations?) Is there double talk here or lack of command responsibility?
Pres Mujica of Uruguay was right in saying that in attempting to the world's policeman, US gets a lot of enemies. The number of CSI stories, and police tv shows show the strength of US govt on its citizens, and the extent of what US would like to police.
However, how is the civil liberty situation in US. We have seen a number of articles of Civil Liberty advocates, as what they perceive as going persecution by US of American.s
Is this a correct perception of what is happening in US? Many say that Obamacare is a proof the US govt dictating what a citizen could or could not have
