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This is utterly nonsensical. The surveillance state is an unacceptable infringement on our natural human rights, and it should be dismantled. A hyperbolic state
by marcusverus 3y ago
This is utterly nonsensical. The surveillance state is an unacceptable infringement on our natural human rights, and it should be dismantled. A hyperbolic statement like "burn it down" is, at least, grounded in an understanding that our current relationship to the state is hugely problematic and should be remedied. It is in no way morally equivalent to "let's have a surveillance state", which is an outright endorsement of an authoritarian measures.
- throwawayqqq11 3y agoYou take "burn it down" as hyperbolic statement and "surveil it all" as face value. You understand the reasonable ground of "burning it down" others dont. Id prefer better goal formulation with less demagogy.
- lo_zamoyski 3y agoI prefer constructive solutions over worn out hyperbole that, coming from the mouths of some on the far-left and far-right, are anything but. A politics of envy is the norm today, and this envy has some raging have-nots wishing to deprive the haves even to the point of harm to themselves. "Burn it all down" are not the words of a doctor says who wants to reset badly formed bones or heal open wounds. It is the motto of the murderer. But there is a certain race to the bottom with no exit. Consider the ease with which DNA may be collected. What prevents China from the mass collection of DNA of Americans? Would that knowledge asymmetry place the US at a disadvantage if, say, the US were to become the target of some kind of biological warfare? A disadvantage in the sense of lacking the knowledge needed to protect the populace. Could a repository of anonymized genetic data be constructed, or would it be too easy to infer whose DNA is whose? Are the threats too remote to justify such collection, even if legally endorsed?