I have nothing to hide says Bambi

I have heard this line from from many people since the incredibly shocking revelations from Edward Snowden.  I can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is bald face cop out for the sheeple who want to keep their heads buried in the sand.

I offer you dear reader this challenge.  When you at your workplace or with family and friends this holiday season, if the topic of privacy happens to occur, please try the following.

You: Is it really your belief that you feel if you have nothing to hide, why should you worry?

Bambi: Yes it is.

You: Ok, that's great, what a perfect life you lead, since you feel that way, can I take your cell phone to the mall and let some random folks look at all your photos?

Bambi: Why the hell would you do that? Those are complete strangers.

You: Do you know anyone who works at the NSA?

Bambi: No

You: I guess that makes them complete strangers too.

Bambi is starting to give that little look of hesitation. He/she is trying to figure out what to say next.

Bambi: But, why would they look at my stuff? I haven't done anything wrong.

You: With a steely look of determination and confidence, you inform Bambi that our government collects all their data, and can manipulate and distort at will

You: That you know of.  How do you know that all the people you know haven't done anything to break the law?  Can you vouch for all them?  Can you vouch for all your Facebook friends?  All your Twitter followers? Then hit them with this question. Do you think that no innocent person has ever been convicted of a crime they never committed?

There is now a look of some concern starting to creep over their face.  You can actually see the wheels of spinning in their head, as they start to work on your last question.

Bambi: But, why would anyone try to arrest me for a crime, I have not done anything wrong?  Bambi states this very clear and loud, for the whole family/company lunch room to hear.

You: It does not matter if you are convicted.  All that they have to do is drop your name in the conversation. With all the data they collect, you never know.  Didn't you ever play 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon?  Where you can link just about every movie star to Kevin Bacon in 6  degrees?

Bambi: Yes, but life isn't the same as movies.

You: The very fact that complete strangers, who have already been proven to lie to congress, lie to the media, have collected information on everyone you call, everyone you email, everyone you text message, everyone you Facebook ,everyone you Tweet, they know your location all the time, should be troublesome to you. Go look up "police corruption" or "police lie to get arrests" on DuckDuckGo.com and see the results. I dare you..

Bambi: Go get another drink and fix the tin foil hat you wear.I'm going to watch the Kardashians now, that's what is important.

You: That is the exact response that the government wants, ridicule and ignore what is going on all around you.  Before you know it, there will be checkpoints inside the US, Oh, that's right, they already do that. Look what happened to the Occupy movement once it started to gain momentum. The government shut it down.  So much for the Constitution.

Bambi: That's what I don't get, I see all this stuff about the "Constitution this, the Constitution that, what is the big deal about the Constitution? I'm sick of all YOU people talking about it.

Game-Set-Match,  Have a Merry Christmas.

Gitmo Gil