I was reading an article in the Huffington Post and it really struck home how self righteous the “West” is. In fact, it has always been this way, come to think of it, when I heard about the actions of the British Empire, when it still did exist, from my elders back in India. One could easily include the behavior towards Libya, Syria, and the like under the same banner. Indeed the second invasion of Iraq fits it well too.

What is interesting is that the self righteousness doesn’t diminish a whit on being confronted with things that the electoral public are not happy with. Consider the current surveillance of civilians by the UK and the US that came to light from the leaks provided by Mr. Snowden! The Guardian newspaper today has indicated that it will reveal more news and MI5 not surprisingly has noted that this will be a grave threat to national security.

I commend Mr Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the Guardian for not backing down. He would like to see a public debate about how we the citizens feels about having our privacy invaded without a by your leave in the name of fighting terrorism!