>>We aren't discussing Stalin's habits here - I'm disgusted at the guy just as you are - but rather about the groups that go hysteric for no good reason.
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>Well, that seems to be a habit peculiar to democratic societies, so I don't see what you are driving at.

Just being cynical. The forces who were oh so disgusted at Soviet bloc spying on its citizens are now so defensive of their own gov't spying on them.