Re:EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
by atq2119 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:28AM
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> It’s never about you, until it is. You should assume the government will do the maximum amount of evil given the power they are granted.
Add to that: don't only think about what the current government will use those powers for, think about what future governments will use them for. If you're not okay with those powers existing when the party you don't like is in power, you should also be advocating against those powers when your own preferred party is in power. (That is, of course, unless you're a fascist and counting on your preferred party to perform a full 1933 Weimar Germany-style takeover that abolishes democracy.)
Add to that: don't only think about what the current government will use those powers for, think about what future governments will use them for. If you're not okay with those powers existing when the party you don't like is in power, you should also be advocating against those powers when your own preferred party is in power. (That is, of course, unless you're a fascist and counting on your preferred party to perform a full 1933 Weimar Germany-style takeover that abolishes democracy.)