How Peter Thiel’s Palantir helped expand the NSA’s global spy network

Re:How Peter Thiel’s Palantir helped expand the NSA’s global... by AndyMcConachie on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @11:28AM (#13706670)

So it's about freedom to do whatever you want, like make a immoral product and sell it. After all it's not Palantir that's doing the surveillance. They're just making a product and selling it.

I guess I don't see this personal responsibility morality angle of libertarianism as it's been explained to me by Americans. It seems to be focused on restricting government action, like you said, not restricting the actions of individuals.

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Re:How Peter Thiel’s Palantir helped expand the NSA’s global... by humanrebar on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @11:37AM (#13706766)

> It seems to be focused on restricting government action, like you said, not restricting the actions of individuals.

Libertarians believe in restricting actions. They just think having the government do it in all cases is an overreach and harmful. If citizens want, through free speech, new mores, and free association, to eliminate tobacco addiction, that's not a big problem. In contrast, having the government throw people in jail over cigarettes is not acceptable.

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