The stasi was a totalitarian state. And in some respects, the mass surveillance system is more extensive now than under the stasi. Being better than the stasi i

The stasi was a totalitarian state. And in some respects, the mass surveillance system is more extensive now than under the stasi. Being better than the stasi is a pretty low bar to beat. >We voluntarily exchange some individual rights for collective security and prosperity all the time. We don't voluntarily exchange it. You have a right to leave the protection of the state if you don't want to have any of your rights violated. That doesn't imply that we voluntarily submit to laws infringing on our rights. We have an inherent right to be in our own country without having our rights violated.