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Re:USPS In-Person Identity Proofing by saltcured on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:35PM (#37615890)
Hidden deep in the fog of American politics, there is also a fear of triggering the folksy religious conservatives who fear/anticipate a literal "mark of the beast". To them, a national, compulsory ID number would signal the arrival of the Antichrist...
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Re:USPS In-Person Identity Proofing by ethanbond on Friday September 22, 2023 @02:59PM (#37616215)
Yep, which is convenient as it can be (and is) applied to any act of national unity, for example vaccination efforts.
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Re:USPS In-Person Identity Proofing by callalex on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:46PM (#37617552)
And yet for some reason that doesn’t apply to a state ID. It’s all just nonsense puppeteering of manipulable people because it’s profitable to have a dysfunctional federal government.
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