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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by snaky on Friday April 19, 2019 @09:12AM (#19699291)
People are very adaptable and will consider all that things new normal. XIX century Americans would consider an income tax in a peacetime grossly inappropriate, creepy and a violation of their dignity after all.
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by gph on Friday April 19, 2019 @09:30AM (#19699422)
And the more or less permanent state of war we find ourselves in could also be considered a new normal we've adapted to that XIX century Americans would find creepy and grossly inappropriate.
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by ameister14 on Friday April 19, 2019 @09:35AM (#19699459)
No, the US was at war for essentially the entirety of the 19th century.
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by mirimir on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:12PM (#19700687)
Pretty much, the US has always been at war. I mean, they used to have a War Department, which got renamed Defense Department for PR.
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by walshemj on Friday April 19, 2019 @04:40PM (#19702812)
Not really that's OTT hyperbole
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by ameister14 on Friday April 19, 2019 @05:41PM (#19703258)
No, it's pretty accurate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni...
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by Forbo on Friday April 19, 2019 @06:30PM (#19703553)
We've only had 21 years where we haven't been at war. https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-has-been-at-war-93-of-...
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by vraivroo on Friday April 19, 2019 @04:54PM (#19702920)
Uh, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa...
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Re:Austrian government seeks to eliminate internet anonymity... by moate on Friday April 19, 2019 @09:30AM (#19699428)
As would 19th century Americans
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