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Re:Ban Facial Recognition at Festivals by mc32 on Sunday October 27, 2019 @09:49AM (#21369662)
Because it’s the cause celebre today. The causes are often cultivated by different loose organizations like influential people, moneyed people, media and eventually elementary schools. Sometimes the issues are leftist, sometimes rightist. Today leftist ideas are in ascension, ten years from now, who knows.

Ten years ago it wouldn’t have been a thing. There were other issues. These things come and go like fashion. Twenty thirty years ago it was self determination of nations, today its “there should be no borders” which is the opposite of self determination of nations.

Re:Ban Facial Recognition at Festivals by pgcj_poster on Sunday October 27, 2019 @11:47AM (#21370449)
> today its “there should be no borders” which is the opposite of self determination of nations.

It is not. To quote Zach Weinersmith

"Every time I talk about immigration, someone says 'but the US has the right to control borders.' Sure! Yes!

The US also has the right to create a branch of the military containing only monkeys wearing tiny hats. That has no bearing on whether it's good policy or not!"