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This topic is going to be too divisive for a productive discussion. The framing is also troublesome. In a more reasonable world, I might expect abortion opponen
by palmfacehn 1y ago
This topic is going to be too divisive for a productive discussion. The framing is also troublesome. In a more reasonable world, I might expect abortion opponents to be included by the author in those who should oppose mass surveillance.
>Lawmakers who support reproductive rights must recognize that abortion access and mass surveillance are incompatible.
Putting aside the issue of abortion, it should be plain to see how mass surveillance is incompatible with basic civil liberties. Instead the inflammatory issue is used as a wedge.
It is disappointing to see activists playing narrowly, rather than speaking to the broader underlying principles.
- 28304283409234 1y ago> This topic is going to be too divisive for a productive discussion. And it will remain so unless we keep trying. Giving up the discussion , and walking away from the table, will harden all sides even more I fear.
- mdp2021 1y agoI submitted the article judging it interesting and informative. I strongly will not call (potential) "divisiveness" an excuse to avoid productive discussion. From the article, as always, you should harvest the useful points. The expression in the article may be faulty - the data is there for us to know. And I would not focus on the specific "violation" that triggered the use of the infrastructure to aid the manhunt.
- palmfacehn 1y agoValid points. Please do not read my comment as an indictment of your good intentions.