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To play devil's advocate: They just legitimately looking for terrorist. The western countries also "just look for terrorists" when it comes to mass surveillanc
by still_grokking 5y ago
To play devil's advocate: They just legitimately looking for terrorist.
The western countries also "just look for terrorists" when it comes to mass surveillance…
- alphan0n 5y agoAnd why should we actually care? Why should we give up a right that is inherently valuable, only to receive further detriment to our life, liberty, and happiness? Logically, empirically, historically, “terrorism” is a term bandied by those who understand that fear is a weapon. One that can compel people to sacrifice a valuable, scarce, resource in order to spare themselves an infinitesimally small possibility of death in a manner that horrifies them.