A collective of 100 public advocacy groups called Stop Watching Us includes the American Civil Liberties Union, Freedom Works, as well as individuals like Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei and Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who worked with Edward Snowden to expose many of the NSA’s surveillance procedures.
Not since the tyranny of Communism in Poland 1945-1989 have the Poles had to put up with such violations of Constitutional rights of her citizens.
Barack Obama promised to stop these activities when he first ran for President.
Stop Watching Us Protesters gather and play the 007 theme song from James Bond spy movies while chanting "This is what Democracy looks like.".
Spying on allies has taken a toll on foreign relations as well. Germany, France, Brazil and Mexico to name a few have all protested the spying activities of the U.S. on their people and elected officials.
Above is a photo of the protest in Germany.
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