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The word conspiracy brings a lot along with it. I don't think the government is conspiring to "take away people's freedoms" any more than the terrorists "hate o
by dclowd9901 13y ago
The word conspiracy brings a lot along with it. I don't think the government is conspiring to "take away people's freedoms" any more than the terrorists "hate our freedom". They're both straw men.
What I do think is that the government is doing what it always tends to do in these situations: kill flies with bazookas. Why? Because they can. They don't answer to anyone, so they can exert a ridiculous amount of resources and infiltration that no other body could feasibly get away with.
No evil man thinks they're doing evil.
- bazillion 13y agoI agree, and I definitely agree with the privacy sentiments and government overreach fears that people have on hacker news. All I'm saying is that if there was a significantly flawed system, I didn't see it and I was pretty deep. Take that how you want.