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I suppose one of the most effective ways to reduce state hostility towards privacy issues is to legalize all drugs.
by thecopy 6y ago
I suppose one of the most effective ways to reduce state hostility towards privacy issues is to legalize all drugs.
- tweetle_beetle 6y agoAssuming that wasn't intended sarcastically, I'm a bit more pessimistic. I think that the narrative would just move on to the next bogeyman to maintain the hostile stance. Between terrorists, paedophiles, organised crime and occasionally illegal immigrants, you always have an excuse for your political dilemma.
- standardUser 6y agoNone of those other things are nearly as profitable as drug markets, or nearly as widespread. Drugs are a uniquely effective excuse for massive government interference into people's personal lives, and that interference also happens to be self-funding.