The reality is that most of our elected representatives aren't stupid, they just know exactly what will get them reelected.
Yes well, this is exactly the point I try to get across. There is a very high level of stupidity and antipathy. Since it is not in the elected officials, we need to go quite a bit further upstream, to a place very few people will acknowledge or accept. Hence the question, even if rhetorical.
The idea is to convince the public that only the police should have these tools. The theatrics are actually working to a certain extent. Many people are on the side of the FBI. A few more attacks and it will be an easier sell every time. We've come a long way since the Church Committee
Well, maybe the government will be their only client then. And if Apple does come out, then the government will mandate that we all buy one so they can keep an eye on us.
I really wish people like this got booted out of office by the fed up constituency.
It will have to get thousands of times worse. Look what people are putting up with in Venezuela and so many other places. Resistance against tyranny is at an all time low, and general antipathy is at an all time high.
The whole world is suffering from that right now. It's especially notable in the U.S., a country once famous for its civil liberties and its activists. Where are they now? Dead for the most part.
Still, it is necessary to vilify it to the public, so that anybody who uses it it will be tagged as 'suspicious', with 'something to hide'. These PR campaigns are quite effective in creating a panic.
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The reality is that most of our elected representatives aren't stupid, they just know exactly what will get them reelected.
Yes well, this is exactly the point I try to get across. There is a very high level of stupidity and antipathy. Since it is not in the elected officials, we need to go quite a bit further upstream, to a place very few people will acknowledge or accept. Hence the question, even if rhetorical.
What do you mean? We are all avid users
Kabuki!
The idea is to convince the public that only the police should have these tools. The theatrics are actually working to a certain extent. Many people are on the side of the FBI. A few more attacks and it will be an easier sell every time. We've come a long way since the Church Committee
The stupidity is strong here.
The stupidity is strong where? Do you need to be reminded that these are elected officials?
I'd go with the string. It appears to be harder to tap, whereas the others travel *through the ether* in plain view of others.
Well, maybe the government will be their only client then. And if Apple does come out, then the government will mandate that we all buy one so they can keep an eye on us.
I really wish people like this got booted out of office by the fed up constituency.
It will have to get thousands of times worse. Look what people are putting up with in Venezuela and so many other places. Resistance against tyranny is at an all time low, and general antipathy is at an all time high.
minimal pushback from civil liberty advocates
The whole world is suffering from that right now. It's especially notable in the U.S., a country once famous for its civil liberties and its activists. Where are they now? Dead for the most part.
Public freedoms are no longer permitted. The state must prevail at all costs. And besides, the public agrees
A robot arm won't travel another 100 feet over a cliff after hitting the the stop button, or if it bumps into something unexpected.
From the looks of things it takes a lying sociopathic criminal to win an election. Nobody else seems to be able to pull it off.
She'll get a presidential pardon, and then we will see how low people will go just to keep Trump out of office. "Lesser Evil", right?
Why do they call it that?
We have to be careful. We still want to keep our rights to film the cops.
FTW:
Full-featured USB Type-C cables are active, electronically marked cables that contain a chip with an ID function...
Sounds like something that will make headlines soon.
I'm no hater. As always, thanks for the laughs. You gotta million of them..
Proof that truth hasn't finished its conquering.
But they will never abandon U.S. Dollars
Still, it is necessary to vilify it to the public, so that anybody who uses it it will be tagged as 'suspicious', with 'something to hide'. These PR campaigns are quite effective in creating a panic.
Nice cop out! Works every time...
Radical jihadist host file advocates are the ones pushing this! You know who you are...
If you don't want to pay them, you have to stop reelecting them. I mean, how else is it supposed to work? They exist for the high rewards we provide.
The police are after the bad guys.
With a total lack of introspection
balancing justice with privacy
They are not in opposition. You can't have one without the other.
Most people won't acknowledge how natural we really are. The brain stem is still the true master. All the surrounding gray matter is there to serve.