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"First they came for the communists..."

• krapp 6y ago
  Won't someone please think of the pedophiles?!
  • jbirer 6y ago
    You missed the point. They will use pedophiles first as a rationale and after some time they will not even bother to give you an excuse as to why they broke into your e2e communication.
    • krapp 6y ago
      Yes, yes, I know, everything is a slippery slope towards the Orwellian dystopian nightmare and the boot stomping on our heads forever. Pseudointellectual quips like that have become such trite and banal cliches at this point there's nothing left to do but laugh at them. Throw the one by Voltaire onto the pile too, or the one about trading security for liberty.
      • jbirer 6y ago
        You are using a bunch of emotional non-arguments like "trite and banal" while not addressing the validity of these slippery slopes, on top of lacking history knowledge (for example check how blanket arrests for suspected FETO supporters extended to arresting opposition under the same name in Turkey). Makes me think your reply is more about helping yourself feel safe and secure rather than arguing.