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Re:Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Throu... by newsgremlin on Thursday March 07, 2019 @06:47AM (#19327290)
There's a lot of implicit trust in this view, it's the same type of trust people around the world have for their governments, that doesn't mean they are incorruptible or well-meaning. This entirely is for allowing the government to control information, and thus control people.
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Re:Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Throu... by wallace_f on Thursday March 07, 2019 @07:33AM (#19327475)
Sadly, most people are subservient to authority, propaganda, epaulets, etc.

Einstein quote on people:

>Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions that differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

It's more than just a trust in rulers. I agree with Einstein. It's a complete subservience to them.

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