Is the protest over the bus fare increase? I was always told it was merely the latest in a long string of events drawing in protesters. Likewise, didn't the gr

Is the protest over the bus fare increase? I was always told it was merely the latest in a long string of events drawing in protesters. Likewise, didn't the group that incited protests over the bus fare increase later support ending the protests, since the protests are said to have been co-opted by militants and fascists? Likewise likewise, neither anonymous speech or confidential conversations have gone away (that is, where they were possible before). But you may have to choose to enforce that by technical means (a capability we didn't used to have, by the way, just ask people who lived in the age of letters and phone calls). Likewise^3, the prioritization of who would be monitored by warrant is certainly a legitimate function of the security apparatus, unless you're trying to claim that picking random conversations to get a warrant for is somehow more effective in breaking up terror cells or criminal conspiracies. I would argue that taking action against people merely for what they believe in is screwed up, but I not only wouldn't blame people for keeping a closer eye on those who advocate large changes to government, I'd be offended as a taxpayer if they weren't doing exactly that.