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This is when I get super hopeful that more draconian bullshit like this gets passed. The only way to get regular people to stop accepting their government's bul
by throwaway892238 4y ago
This is when I get super hopeful that more draconian bullshit like this gets passed. The only way to get regular people to stop accepting their government's bullshit is to severely outrage them. Tiny outrages just get accepted as the new norm.
- AiaAidan 4y agoThere are too many countries in the world with oppressive regimes where people seem willing to accept the status quo without much resistance to be as optimistic as you about people's desire for freedom. Even in countries where extreme suffering and censorship exist, like N.Korea or, less known, Turkmenistan (which, by the way, is the craziest country of the former USSR - the cult of personality in Turkmenistan has been taken to the extent of idiocy, censorship works like in the worst times of Stalin, and people suffer from hunger, poverty, and constant fear) protests and uprisings are rare. I personally know people who demand even more control in some of these countries, and after hearing about their extreme complacency (think mobilization in russia), I'm not as hopeful that people truly want to be free anymore. IMHO the only form of freedom that is attainable is personal "nomadic" freedom, as in Sovereign Citizen book. We need to vote with our feet and wallets, and choose to live in places where our individual freedoms are respected and protected. I'm sorry if this all sounds a bit bleak, it's personal...
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- mmazing 4y agoYou assume that people want to learn from their mistakes instead of doubling, tripling down, ad infinitum. The last 8 or so years has taught me otherwise.
- computerfriend 4y agoI have experienced very draconian bullshit getting passed. Would not recommend.