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Re:Australian gov to use facial recognition and GPS tracking... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:17PM (#28507188)
We have tons of examples of states where the government takes responsibility for protecting the people and are safer than the one example where a second amendment exists to keep people "safe". If you want to split hairs between western and eastern europe, yes, countries like the Ukraine is not as safe as the USA, but that in no way proves your point.
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Re:Australian gov to use facial recognition and GPS tracking... by throwawaylinux on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:39PM (#28507315)
You didn't address my post or answer my questions. What "point" is it that you think I am making? What claims is it you think I have made?
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Re:Australian gov to use facial recognition and GPS tracking... by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 13, 2021 @01:01AM (#28508018)
> If society is violent, divided, and less trusting of one another, there is more willingness to turn to the state for protection.

Patently false from all available exemples.

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Re:Australian gov to use facial recognition and GPS tracking... by throwawaylinux on Monday September 13, 2021 @01:20AM (#28508088)
What examples? How do they demonstrate that? Clearly not all available examples were used!

And nowhere did I say that that is the only reason a society would be willing to turn to the state for protection, so spare me the false counter examples dressed up breathlessly to look like some incredible gotcha.

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Re:Australian gov to use facial recognition and GPS tracking... by seanmcdirmid on Monday September 13, 2021 @10:21AM (#28511851)
I gave the examples in my first comment, you didn’t refute them but claimed their were some bad countries in Europe, which I agreed with (Ukraine, Russia, etc…).
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Re:Australian gov to use facial recognition and GPS tracking... by throwawaylinux on Monday September 13, 2021 @08:28PM (#28518671)
Your examples didn't refute what I wrote.
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