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Medieval? It's what every country has been doing forever. Every spy agency on earth does this and has done this since their inception. It's practically their MO
by hnmonkey 8y ago
Medieval? It's what every country has been doing forever. Every spy agency on earth does this and has done this since their inception. It's practically their MO.
So... you do live in that world.
- buboard 8y agoThe world is not always a zero sum game, it progresses approximately monotonically forward at the edges, ever so slightly but significantly. Believing that no change ever happens is a medieval worldview.
- hnmonkey 8y agoYou've now said 2 totally different things are medieval. I responded to the other one so I won't respond to this one's new definition.
- topmonk 8y ago> Every spy agency on earth does this and has done this since their inception. They don't expose the information. They keep it and use it for themselves. Even if Assange is a Russian agent, I'd rather have him exposing things that go on than not. If he refuses to publish dirt on Russia, the leaker can go to someone else. By making an example of him, you're just giving governments of the world more control. I can't see how you can defend this position.