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I find comments like this really strange. Firstly, I wouldn't be surprised if things like this are quietly ignored for the sake of diplomacy. Secondly, this f
by PJDK 11y ago
I find comments like this really strange.
Firstly, I wouldn't be surprised if things like this are quietly ignored for the sake of diplomacy.
Secondly, this fairness isn't the objective here, it's being ahead. The perfect situation, as far as any reasonable spy agency is concerned, is we can spy on others but others can't spy on us.
- bediger4000 11y agoWhat you write may be true: spy agencies feel like they can spy on everyone else, but everyone else can't spy on their country. Or something. But that position is illogical: according to USA laws NSA can spy on everyone else, according to UK laws, GCHQ can spy on everyone else, etc. And everyone points fingers at everyone else for "breaking the law". That position leads to immediate contradictions. Also, it's a "Well, they're right because they're OUR guys" sort of thing. Once you take the "OUR guys are RIGHT and YOUR guys are WRONG" position, there's no limits, just insufficient imagination to justify anything weird, dangerous, unethical and in a larger sense, immoral.