tljr

Prisoner mentality.

Sorry, I like to answer titles that end in question marks. Because they're questions. Not Titles.

How can it not.

NASA has patents?

"Note that these same countries expect the United States to act as World Police".

Nobody (except some Americans) want this.

"I deplore mass surveillance. I really do. But I think wiretapping with a warrant is a necessary tool for fighting crime, and terror, and bad state actors."

I hate X but Y is necessary (because I said so) so let's do X anyway.

"There's a part of me that desperately hopes all major internet services just shut off Europe entirely. Welcome back to the Stone Age."

If by stone age, you mean 2006, great.

I like coffee and long walks.

Wow. Went strait to 11 there didn't you. Though I must say, I can't disagree with any particular point.

wut?