> What surprises me the most is that about half of the population is either supportive or indifferent. It's the same apathy that afflicts the EU and the US whe

> What surprises me the most is that about half of the population is either supportive or indifferent. It's the same apathy that afflicts the EU and the US when it comes to surveillance, privacy, the rule of law, human rights and basic freedoms. Those are all seen as abstract pursuits of a disconnected elite class. When you got the majority of people thinking this way, it automatically becomes the actual truth. > But history shows dictatorships end up in wars and other troubles, which cause harm to people’s bodies or property too. Well, if you're at the stage where people stopped caring about ethics and you have to resort to discussing deep ethical problems in terms of property damage and economic interest, the battle is over, I'm sad to say.