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“You show ID at the bank” is a classic, juvenile and tired argument because it swaps in a voluntary transaction for state coercion. The concern isn’t IDs exist
by baby_souffle 8mo ago
“You show ID at the bank” is a classic, juvenile and tired argument because it swaps in a voluntary transaction for state coercion.
The concern isn’t IDs exist—it’s who’s demanding them, in what context, and what happens if you can’t comply on the spot.
- jiggawatts 8mo agoNot to mention that the USA has a long history of looking down their nose at the USSR for doing exactly what the USA is doing now. I forgot that HN is mostly filled with a younger generation that might not get the reference. The "Papers, please." quote is a common trope in spy movies, books, etc... about the former Soviet Union.