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Why the NSA Spy Can Often be Turned Round in Favor of the American public.

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Being an nsa spy these days is a big change from the Cold War days of James Bond.

Going behind the enemy lines might be something for the CIA to still attempt, but for the National Security Agency, nothing beats the comfort of spying from a comfy cubicle not a minute’s walk away from the coffee machine.

Imagine – all the spying facilities and resources available (with the right clearance of course) at the touch of a button.

The supercomputers hum, the networks buzz, and the system sorts and makes sense of spy data from all over the world.

National Security Agency employees are spying on the rest of the world to make America a safer place for U.S. citizens.

Let’s try that again.

National Security Agency employees are spying on the world in general, including America, to make America even more of a tool in the hands of a power elite.

It is amazing that the system has not yet imploded.

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A Spying Offer You Can’t Refuse

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America is not Like Soviet Russia – or not Yet…

After all, as in the bad old days of the purges in Stalinist Russia, driven by a craze for power and fuelled by paranoia, when the people in power start to spy on each other, things start to take a dive.

The only thing that saved Soviet Russia from anarchy (which some might say would have been better anyway) was one “strong” man and a strong disregard of basic human rights.

The situation in America is different.

The President is a figurehead, but despite the spoiled brat attempts to take over power in the earlier part of this century, there are other powerful figures and entities to be reckoned with.

Sides may be taken, but ultimate power does not rest with one particular person.

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Sifting Though the Explanations for the Stability

America also has some semblance of respect for human rights, despite the Guantanamo atrocities and the recent bludgeoning of the Constitution.

It will be necessary to find another explanation as to why the nsa spy organization seems to exist in a relatively stable environment.

One such explanation might be “honor among thieves”.

In this scenario, high-ranking government officials “in the know” agree to not spy on each other as long as they can collectively continue to spy on every one else.

This is an enticing theory, but unlikely however.

People might not get shipped off to the salt mines in America (although Guantanamo came close) for being dissidents, but figurative backstabbing goes on every day.

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The Slim Chance of Remembering Lessons on the Constitution

Trying to attribute particular powers or mystical properties to the National Security Agency or the nsa spy does not work either.

Apart from the fact that the organization may have collective IQ somewhat higher than that of other entities (thanks to all the mathematicians, computer scientists and technical wizards employed), the NSA is like any other group of people.

In addition, as “raw” intelligence does not equal “emotional” intelligence, or the ability to understand, relate to, and get on with other people, there is no miraculous solution to uncover here.

There is one possible answer left.

It is that being an nsa spy does not preclude understanding the value of the US Constitution and the basic duties and responsibilities of the state to its people, and the people to their state.

If this is true, then as long as this lasts, there is perhaps hope that the NSA will in spite of the people currently running it contribute something more positive to the future of the United States.

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