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This person committed a crime to leak this data. I don't know how any of you can be this blatantly two-faced or so unprincipled. You're cheering on a criminal

This person committed a crime to leak this data. I don't know how any of you can be this blatantly two-faced or so unprincipled. You're cheering on a criminal committing a crime. You're cheering on the suppression of an entire political party, while calling them extremists, fascists, terrorists, and every other -ist that you feel vaguely fits the bill. Yes, a few of them marched on the capitol. Yes, that was awful. No, you're not going to stop the underlying feeling by simply wishing it away, or taking more and more byzantine measures to suppress their ability to associate with one another.

Finnucane 6y ago
It is certainly arguable that if this data contained evidence of serious crimes--such as plotting treason and murder of government officials--then under normal circumstances, it should be turned over to the appropriate agencies, such as the FBI, and not released publicly, so as to not doxx people who may not necessarily have committed any crime beyond the poor judgement of hanging with fascists. Whether we can beleive that the FBI, etc, will deal with this appropriately is another matter.
- sillysaurusx 6y ago
  That’s a fine argument, and if someone had seen such a thing, it might even change my mind. But this was done preemptively: “that probably exists, so this is probably okay.”
  - Finnucane 6y ago
    Some of it had been seen. The folks plotting criminal stuff weren't especially good at keeping it hidden.
diragon 6y ago
Not an entire political party. "All terrorists all Republicans" (which is most probably a true statement for the terrorists who attacked the Capitol) and "All Republicans are terrorists" are not equivalent statements. Republicans are way more than that alt-right fringe. They have a respectable history and many good political stances.

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This person committed a crime to leak this data. I don't know how any of you can be this blatantly two-faced or so unprincipled. You're cheering on a criminal

by sillysaurusx 6y ago

Finnucane 6y ago
It is certainly arguable that if this data contained evidence of serious crimes--such as plotting treason and murder of government officials--then under normal circumstances, it should be turned over to the appropriate agencies, such as the FBI, and not released publicly, so as to not doxx people who may not necessarily have committed any crime beyond the poor judgement of hanging with fascists. Whether we can beleive that the FBI, etc, will deal with this appropriately is another matter.
- sillysaurusx 6y ago
  That’s a fine argument, and if someone had seen such a thing, it might even change my mind. But this was done preemptively: “that probably exists, so this is probably okay.”
  - Finnucane 6y ago
    Some of it had been seen. The folks plotting criminal stuff weren't especially good at keeping it hidden.
diragon 6y ago
Not an entire political party. "All terrorists all Republicans" (which is most probably a true statement for the terrorists who attacked the Capitol) and "All Republicans are terrorists" are not equivalent statements. Republicans are way more than that alt-right fringe. They have a respectable history and many good political stances.