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Sadly, the notion that 'It was tried in <country name> and didnt work so we should avoid it' doesn't really apply to politics. Consider Australia's current inte
by PebblesHD 11y ago
Sadly, the notion that 'It was tried in <country name> and didnt work so we should avoid it' doesn't really apply to politics. Consider Australia's current internet censorship and metadata legislation, the same laws have been tried all over Europe, the US, Asia and a host of other countries and proved worthless, and yet the government pushes forward with them. Its simply for appearances, the leadership needs to look like its tough on whatever the hot topic of the hour is.
- guard-of-terra 11y agoThey have to be repelled somewhere in order to be proven worthless.
- PebblesHD 11y agoI would be inclined to argue that their ineffectiveness at achieving their stated purpose combined with their gross violation of the privacy of everyone in the countries affected makes them worthless.