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Re:UK surveillance bill includes powers to limit end-to-end ... by blowski on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @01:17AM (#12163491)
Finding a solution which appeals only to Hacker News readers isn't a solution if you live in a democracy.
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Re:UK surveillance bill includes powers to limit end-to-end ... by waqf on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @03:27AM (#12163894)
One of you is answering the question "What should the country collectively [i.e. the government and people, negotiating and communicating with each other through elections and media] do about the destruction caused by terrorism?".

One of you is answering the question "What should the government do about popular fears of terrorism, which might cause the government to lose elections?".

You're in violent agreement that the easy answer to question 1 doesn't solve question 2, and the easy answer to question 2 doesn't solve question 1. Why not moot some other answers to those questions, instead of sitting on your high respective horses?

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