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It would have turned into one of the hundreds of articles about Russian, Chinese, Iranian, Ukrainian, North Korean, etc. hackers meant to solidify people's worl
by buran77 5y ago
It would have turned into one of the hundreds of articles about Russian, Chinese, Iranian, Ukrainian, North Korean, etc. hackers meant to solidify people's world view that we have a "good side" and a "bad side" of the world. The reality is that we have a "bad side" and a "worse side" but that's a hard pill to swallow for the regular person. Hence the deluge of articles meant to "straighten up" the view.
- thrashh 5y agoYou’re mistakenly assuming that everyone sees intelligence services as bad, because as much as many people are concerned, “an enemy of an enemy is a friend.”
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoIn as far as news editors and journalists believe this, they have lost their way.
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- Nasrudith 5y agoNah - it is assuming they should be seen as bad actors and we would all be better off if they were all shoved feet first through a wood chipper but alas there is a tragic lack of identified targets, chippers, and people to shove them in.
- robbedpeter 5y agoWe might get a couple or ten good years out of that, but it would leave an ecological void in human affairs to be filled in by bad actors. "Better the devil we know" is an unfortunately potent argument supporting the West's intelligence community. Better legislation to restrain their abusive tendencies, and an endless global push for human rights, liberty, and human well-being is a solid long view, I think.