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I see no scenario in which the current system of government would ever give up the current legal rights they have on surveillance. It's just too useful at maint

I see no scenario in which the current system of government would ever give up the current legal rights they have on surveillance. It's just too useful at maintaining order and the status quo. And it's not like we can just elect a president who actually supports reducing the power of the state, we have an elaborate system of guidelines and election primaries to ensure any candidate is pretty firmly a member of the existing political ecosystem...

nebulousthree 4y ago
Where are all the "small government" republicans when you need em?
illuminerdy 4y ago
> "And it's not like we can just elect a president who actually supports reducing the power of the state" There's one guy who's pissed off enough at the beaurocracy that he might just do exactly that. Can't seem to remember his name at the moment though...