Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU
by im3w1l on Thursday February 02, 2023 @12:02PM
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How do you explain the countless tyrants in ancient and modern history? Hell, even in contemporary times. The truth is that there are absolutely very dangerous people around. And also a lot of good people too. We can't know for certain who is who, so the best approach is to be as polite as if they were good people but as cautious as if they were evil.
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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU
by ethbr0 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @01:25PM
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There are only ever two high level options:
1) Put someone in charge, so that they can overrule the evil of the masses
2) Put the masses in charge, so that they can overrule the evil of individuals
Naturally the Romans, governmentally smart buggers that they were, adopted both.
In modern times, I think the best we can get is putting the masses in charge, with specific prohibitions on dumb things we know they'll try to do (e.g. trade freedom for security when they're scared).