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The author asks how much surveillance can democraty withstand. Not society. Society can withstand loads more surveillance but the resulting regime cannot be cal
by kubiiii 13y ago
The author asks how much surveillance can democraty withstand. Not society. Society can withstand loads more surveillance but the resulting regime cannot be called a democracy.
- rimantas 13y ago> The author asks ho much surveillance can > democraty withstand. In this case does question even makes sense? How many tranzistors can a cow withstand? US system is not a democracy anyway (it is a repulic).
- kubiiii 13y agoIt is (or claims to be) both a democracy and a republic, like a cow is both a mammal and has horns. Another interesting question would be how much US surveillance can foreign democracies withstand?
- NAFV_P 13y ago"Another interesting question would be how much US surveillance can foreign democracies withstand?" Plenty, as long as you don't tell them about it.
- dwaltrip 13y agoBut what happens when the foundation that let us construct the existing (non-perfect) social harmony disappears?