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Also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10591621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10591621 - > I love how Republicans believe that outlawing guns won't s

Also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10591621 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10591621 - > I love how Republicans believe that outlawing guns won't stop criminals from having guns while at the same time believing that outlawing encryption will keep criminals from using encryption. > Encryption methods are far easier to transport and spread illegally than gun are.

PKop 11y ago
Don't assume all, or even many, Republican voters believe this. Those of a more libertarian bent unequivocally do not. Sure, many of the politicians seem to support outlawing encryption. But that's true of both parties is it not?
- riskable 11y ago
  Considering the average age of Republicans I doubt the majority of them even understand what encryption is let alone what the impact of outlawing it would be... http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/the-gop-is-dying-off-literally-118035 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/the-gop-is-dy... http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/07/a-deep-dive-into-party-affiliation/ http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/07/a-deep-dive-into-part...
hueving 11y ago
Stop spreading partisan crap. Read the first response to that comment.
- rtl49 11y ago
  It's true that many, if not most, Democratic politicians could be termed "anti-encryption." Diane Feinstein is perhaps the most notorious example of a Democrat who has promoted this and other "authoritarian" views. But the fact remains the hypocrisy noted is more applicable to Republicans, who tend to oppose gun control much more frequently than Democrats.
- cortesoft 11y ago
  Yeah, but the democrats also want to ban guns, so they aren't hypocrites, they are just wrong.
sliverstorm 11y ago
My favorite is the hippies who argue that we should legalize drugs because outlawing them didn't stop people from getting drugs- while also arguing that we should outlaw guns to stop people from getting guns.
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- semi-extrinsic 11y ago
  One of these things is designed to hurt other humans, while the other is not.
  - AnimalMuppet 11y ago
    But both of them do hurt other humans, regardless of the design.
dx211 11y ago
That's a misleading comparison. I think the argument is that if you have a gun you can protect yourself from another person with a gun. A better analogy would be how some jurisdictions make bullet proof vests and gas masks illegal because they can be used (by bad people) to thwart police.
beedogs 11y ago
Dianne Feinstein isn't a Republican and she wants to take away our encryption, too.

PKop 11y ago

Don't assume all, or even many, Republican voters believe this. Those of a more libertarian bent unequivocally do not. Sure, many of the politicians seem to support outlawing encryption. But that's true of both parties is it not?

riskable 11y ago
Considering the average age of Republicans I doubt the majority of them even understand what encryption is let alone what the impact of outlawing it would be... http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/the-gop-is-dying-off-literally-118035 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/the-gop-is-dy... http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/07/a-deep-dive-into-party-affiliation/ http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/07/a-deep-dive-into-part...

hueving 11y ago

Stop spreading partisan crap. Read the first response to that comment.

rtl49 11y ago
It's true that many, if not most, Democratic politicians could be termed "anti-encryption." Diane Feinstein is perhaps the most notorious example of a Democrat who has promoted this and other "authoritarian" views. But the fact remains the hypocrisy noted is more applicable to Republicans, who tend to oppose gun control much more frequently than Democrats.
cortesoft 11y ago
Yeah, but the democrats also want to ban guns, so they aren't hypocrites, they are just wrong.

sliverstorm 11y ago

My favorite is the hippies who argue that we should legalize drugs because outlawing them didn't stop people from getting drugs- while also arguing that we should outlaw guns to stop people from getting guns.

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semi-extrinsic 11y ago
One of these things is designed to hurt other humans, while the other is not.
- AnimalMuppet 11y ago
  But both of them do hurt other humans, regardless of the design.

dx211 11y ago

That's a misleading comparison. I think the argument is that if you have a gun you can protect yourself from another person with a gun. A better analogy would be how some jurisdictions make bullet proof vests and gas masks illegal because they can be used (by bad people) to thwart police.

beedogs 11y ago

Dianne Feinstein isn't a Republican and she wants to take away our encryption, too.