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The government silencing protest is the problem there, not a lack of privacy. Dissidents don't have that need if society and government allow free expression.
by LLWM 12y ago
The government silencing protest is the problem there, not a lack of privacy. Dissidents don't have that need if society and government allow free expression.
- AgentME 12y agoIf the government were perfect, then privacy might not be that much of an issue. Until then, privacy is often a useful stopgap measure.
- josho 12y agoSome governments today would view a protest like this as a possible terrorist action. For what it's worth this example more than any other, that I've heard, explains why privacy is important.
- LordKano 12y agoGovernment silencing protest is a problem, it is not THE problem. We should do whatever necessary to make it as difficult as possible for governments to silence protests. There is less need for dissidents if the society and government allow the free airing of grievances.