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If having guns worked like that, then the USA, with all it's guns, has nothing to fear from the government banning crypto, since you can all just overthrow the
by rmc 11y ago
If having guns worked like that, then the USA, with all it's guns, has nothing to fear from the government banning crypto, since you can all just overthrow the government with all your guns, right?
- statictype 11y agoSo, today, your guns are basically useless against the government, because the government has ways of overcoming that obstacle. However, strong crypto and privacy are not useless today. I would bet that strong crypto has done more to protect, for example, Snowden, than guns. In other words, crypto is the new guns - they are currently a tool that is useful for protection against a rogue government (at least in theory). Well. Thank you. Your sarcastic reply helped me justify my pro-encryption and anti-gun stance :)