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Surveillance erodes democracy. Anonymous speech is one of several necessary precursors to functional democratic institutions; which surveillance technology thre
by kmeisthax 2y ago
Surveillance erodes democracy. Anonymous speech is one of several necessary precursors to functional democratic institutions; which surveillance technology threatens. Ergo, even if survelliance is necessary, we should limit it as much as practical.
- beej71 2y agoIt's taken me some time, but I'm realizing that a lot of citizens in the US aren't actually interested in democracy, despite their claims to the contrary. A lot of what we've been seeing that seems insanely unAmerican makes a lot more sense when you drop the pretense.