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And there'd be nothing wrong with that. From their perspective, these are powers that will help them do their job of keeping us safe. I often disagree with thei
by marcoperaza 11y ago
And there'd be nothing wrong with that. From their perspective, these are powers that will help them do their job of keeping us safe. I often disagree with their proposals, but I don't question their motives.
You see it as them taking advantage of fearful people. They see it as people getting a dose of realism when disaster strikes. It's no different with any perennial political issue. People forget about problems until some event reminds them. Activists use this opening of awareness to push for change.
- jMyles 11y ago> but I don't question their motives ...really? Isn't this among our foremost duties as effective, responsible, mature citizens?
- marcoperaza 11y agoBetter phrasing of what I meant: I think the authors of the Patriot Act had pure motives.
- ptaipale 11y agoIndeed. Much of the time, what we perceive as "that person proposes a bad thing because he has bad intentions and bad motives" is wrong: people have good motives and they mean well, but they should see that what they propose with good intentions will eventually have bad outcomes. See "unintended consequences".