Outrage over legitimately outrageous behavior from the NSA does not imply that there is some sort of unbalanced perspective that needs to be tempered.
At any given moment this debate needs rest on a larger foundation of common understanding if any progress it to be possible. It is completely unfair to project into that unspoken space an extreme, one-dimensionsal and altogether unlikely position, and then say there is a lack of balance because the person hasn't yet distinguished themselves from it.
No one should have to defend their love of country every time they criticize the Iraq war. Similarly, no one should have to prove that they understand the nuances of legitimate anti-terrorism operations just because they express legitimate outrage over a legitimately outrageous event. It is curious why anyone's first instinct would be to demand such a thing, in the face of the towering need for public outcry.
At any given moment this debate needs rest on a larger foundation of common understanding if any progress it to be possible. It is completely unfair to project into that unspoken space an extreme, one-dimensionsal and altogether unlikely position, and then say there is a lack of balance because the person hasn't yet distinguished themselves from it.
No one should have to defend their love of country every time they criticize the Iraq war. Similarly, no one should have to prove that they understand the nuances of legitimate anti-terrorism operations just because they express legitimate outrage over a legitimately outrageous event. It is curious why anyone's first instinct would be to demand such a thing, in the face of the towering need for public outcry.