"Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded." - Edward Snowden

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Honestly, if it took until today with the small additions to the already sweeping shitbills that are codified into law before you became angry or worried, you're just not paying attention. And an ignorant electorate deserves the fall of their country.
I've been shouting this from the rooftops for two decades. It's been going on for forever (like when we gathered around the transistor radio for family fun), but now it's just getting more creepy as technology improves.
It's nearly impossible to be anonymous. But I do choose carefully what data to share and to whom. A very worrying trend in the US is this push to identify verify everything. You MUST use an app with fingerprinting. You must enter a valid US phone number to register. You have to send LinkedIn a copy of your photo ID... No. Just stop it.
- And an ignorant electorate deserves the fall of their country.
  No they don't. That is the epitome of victim blaming.
  
  No that's called actions having consequences. Sometimes when you're a victim, it's because you're a dipshit and you deserve it. Not everything is 100% black and white and "victim blaming" should absolutely happen when it is deserved.
  The stupid Trump voters that are now upset he actually took away their right to choose on abortion are victims of their own stupidity and/or greed. Blame them. Shame them. Stop protecting them
  
  No, I think it's a take on the word 'deserving' since it's pretty open to interpretation.
  Does someone in constant pain deserve to live?
  The fall of the country is probably a good thing. We need more rational people in charge.
  
  Does someone in constant pain deserve to live?
  That doesn't really work as a comparison, because it devolves into the question "does anyone deserve to live?"
  The fact is, someone fooled by someone else doesn't deserve the consequences. The person who deceived them is the only one that "deserves" negative consequences.
  
  Not letting the person in question be the decider for themselves is pretty wrong.
  
  Wtf are you talking about?
  
  Yes... because violent civil wars always lead to intelligent and rational leaders.
  Get out of here with that bullshit.
  
  Have you seen how elections are going?
  
  And how does a violent civil war in the country with the largest military and most nukes help that? I am genuinely curious to hear your answer
  
  You came in here with that violent civil war shit. Argue against my stance, not one you made up.
  
  The fall of the country is probably a good thing. We need more rational people in charge.
  So... how does that happen peacefully without mass suffering?
  
  Hypothetically it already happened once and nobody really cared. Remember that government shutdown?
  
  And the same people are still in charge, so…
  
  Yeah. I guess if "fall of the country" mostly means "Dick over park workers and other government employees without changing anything" then... that is just really dicky? But I can see how they would think the current government is "rational"
  
  Try building something before you decide to burn down our society.
  
  I have several times. I end up having everything I've worked for taken away over and over.

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