When I was in Portugal, I had some very intimate experiences, alone, listening to fado music performed by live singers. These singers go around and do this at hotels, as well as in cafes and events. There is also as a traditional rancho dance performance and routine. It was definitely something different. Yes, I can certainly appreciate different types of music. Sometimes you can appreciate the sentiment more when you can't even understand the words. As for Milgram, and his experiment, it is the typical response from people. The Stanford Prison Study became prominent again after the prisoner abuses in Iraq. These studies, when they were done, were extremely controversial, because they involved human test subjects, but provided a wealth of information. Anyone who would repeat a study like Milgram's today would be banned from psychology. But it just goes to show you the danger of a "follow the leader" mentality. Really, the concern with the NSA program is, on a practical level, if you are a business, where is the privacy of your business? If you are a person, where is the privacy of your information? So this is not going to go away. Congress is in recess right now, but when they come back, they will probably argue over it ad nauseum.
This guy ran for president too and is against it:
It is only the top level officials at both parties that are for keeping it online. I found it very interesting from a tech, psychological, and political standpoint. Even if the program never existed, just saying it did is a huge intimidation against the public, especially the free press. I am not much of a political activist, but it is mind numbing when you think about the amount of data being collected. Even if nothing was wrong with such a program, it sure is a massive waste of hard disk space, to say the least.
