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ischm
10y ago
As long as we keep watching - maybe. Once we start acting - maybe not.
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ischm
10y ago
Lets face it: in the end, mass surveillance like this is a tool of terror, not of gaining knowledge. It's about injecting fear into society. And it already starts to work, obviously.
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ischm
10y ago
Don't worry. If the petition does not help, there is a lot more in the political toolbox. Next maybe a public demonstration.
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ischm
10y ago
Totally agree. Political action is the only thing that helps here. To all the people in the UK who not agree with that new law: there are many people all over Europe on your side. And if it comes to the need of action in our own countries,
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ischm
10y ago
There is no technical solution to such a problem. There is only a political solution. Either force government to change politics, or change government. Some background of why I believe this. I grew up in communist East Germany (GDR) and liv