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>I hope we're hacking back just as hard. That's what the NSA should be doing rather than domestic spying You really care about the ideals of "liberty" and "dem
by boomboomsubban 6y ago
>I hope we're hacking back just as hard. That's what the NSA should be doing rather than domestic spying
You really care about the ideals of "liberty" and "democracy" I see.
- hodgesrm 6y agoWell, not reacting just encourages more attacks.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoIf your goal is fewer attacks,launching your own is a terrible method of achieving your goal. Even if you stop all the "enemy" attacks that doesn't mean the number has decreased.
- hodgesrm 6y agoDeterrence is a time-honored strategy. As the Romans liked to say, "if you want peace, prepare for war." It tends to prevent adversaries from miscalculating, a proximal cause of many a bloody conflict.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoLaunching attacks isn't deterrence. Even if your general philosophy were correct, which I disagree with, it is not one of peacefully promoting democracy and liberty.
- echelon 6y agoIf an undemocratic adversary is trying to gain secrets to put them at an advantage against our military, citizens, or economy, it's only fair that we do the same. They're not going to stop trying. We shouldn't just let it happen.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoIf it is unacceptable for them to do it to us, it is unacceptable for us to do it to them. Stop caring only for yourself under the false guise of "democracy and liberty."