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> what's the deal with making the distinction between domestic mass surveillance and foreign mass surveillance? A large portion of Americans believe in "citize
by xdennis 8mo ago
> what's the deal with making the distinction between domestic mass surveillance and foreign mass surveillance?
A large portion of Americans believe in "citizen rights", not "human rights". By that logic, non-Americans do not have a right to privacy.
- esafak 8mo agoThis contradicts the opening of the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes all humans as possessing rights: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
- lazide 8mo agoLots of lofty goals have been written on paper - when people take them seriously, they are even worth something. The pendulum swings.