# Does the Gov't really want to watch me...you know?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-govt-really-want-to-watch-me-you-know/583396>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 27, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-govt-really-want-to-watch-me-you-know/583396 "2011-05-27T04:20:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-govt-really-want-to-watch-me-you-know/583396/21 "2011-05-27T19:08:11Z")

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> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#):
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> Knowing that Obama is watching me wank makes the orgasms twice as awesome.

THAT’S change you can believe in!

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**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-govt-really-want-to-watch-me-you-know/583396/22 "2011-05-27T19:17:50Z")

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Why would government workers want to watch people touch themselves? Have you _seen_ people? People are gross.

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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-govt-really-want-to-watch-me-you-know/583396/23 "2011-05-27T19:34:49Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> “Government”. Government is people, you know.

Soylent Government.

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**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-govt-really-want-to-watch-me-you-know/583396/24 "2011-05-27T19:37:17Z")

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> [@Enderw24](#):
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> Soylent Government.

Brings a whole new meaning to the “going green”, “green jobs”, “green technologies”, and even “green energy” promises.

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