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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by OneLeggedCat on Friday December 03, 2021 @09:13PM (#29438036)
> I don't think we want to live in a world where absolute moral purity (as determined by the most vocal, biased critics of a given person) is required to hold public office.

Well lucky you, we have the exact 100% polar opposite of that system currently. I think it would be fine to move toward it a little.

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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by webmaven on Friday December 03, 2021 @10:12PM (#29438336)
> Well lucky you, we have the exact 100% polar opposite of that system currently. I think it would be fine to move toward it a little.

I'm skeptical of the notion that outing public officials (when the blackmail material is personal in nature as posited by the GP) would move toward that goal.

I don't even think an exception should be made for material that would expose hypocrisy in policy-making (eg. 'pro-life' lawmakers that have had or facilitated an abortion).

Straight-up crimes though (bribery, corruption, theft, insider trading, etc.), sure.

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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by cwkoss on Friday December 03, 2021 @11:33PM (#29438713)
Why?
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by webmaven on Saturday December 04, 2021 @12:46PM (#29442614)
Why am I skeptical, or why no exception?
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