Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption
by AnthonyMouse on Friday March 06, 2020 @07:55PM
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"Black people are more likely to score lower on IQ tests" and "illegal immigrants are more likely to be involved in drug trafficking" are also factually correct. It is possible for a statement to be factually correct and politically inflammatory at the same time.
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Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption
by komali2 on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:18AM
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The rub is in definition, though. You've assumed far too much with your "factual statements," specifically on what does "black people" mean, what even is an "iq test," or what an "illegal immigrant" or "drug trafficking" is. That's why those are not really even factual statements but are quite politically inflammatory. The people who feel they're wrong may think they're facts but can't figure out why they aren't, not realizing that they aren't actually facts at all.
Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption
by AnthonyMouse on Saturday March 07, 2020 @11:44PM
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The statements are true under common and reasonable definitions of those terms.
And you can do the same thing for anything. I could easily contend that "less dangerous hobby" is factually incorrect because there are plenty of more dangerous hobbies not being prohibited, like drag racing or skydiving. And we had the whole discussion in the other thread about "tools made to kill."