>In a sense, Americans deserve what they got. They chose to re-elect...
So if I kidnap you and give you the choice of dying from a pistol and dying from a shotgun, I'm off the hook for murder?
> there is an alternative in the libertarian party
Spoiler effect. Also, given that the party currently in control of the executive branch campaigned on the promise of stopping these surveillance programs and then went on to extend them, I question your certainty that the libertarians would actually stick to their values once in office.
As I replied to someone else, I meant Americans as a group, not the individuals. Regarding the Libertarian party, I am not certain they would stick to their values but I'm certain it would be better than status quo.
So if I kidnap you and give you the choice of dying from a pistol and dying from a shotgun, I'm off the hook for murder?
> there is an alternative in the libertarian party
Spoiler effect. Also, given that the party currently in control of the executive branch campaigned on the promise of stopping these surveillance programs and then went on to extend them, I question your certainty that the libertarians would actually stick to their values once in office.