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Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by staticshock on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @01:32PM (#40226468)
I see quite a bit more false outrage in your statements than in the ones you're replying to. Also, on what grounds do you consider your position to be apolitical? Self-evidence?
Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by infecto on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @02:03PM (#40226900)
To each their own. I am far from outraged but I guess it depends what biased lens you look at it through.

Why does a position need to be political? Of course in modern US politics, party lines are stronger than ever and by identifying strongly with a party you generally identify with certain positions. But I don't believe its true that to have a position or view of the world means you have a political position. Being political, and outraged for that matter, happens when you tell someone to go somewhere else to live or explicitly bring (by naming) politics into a discussion.

I like the idea of having cameras everywhere, along with the idea that I like all police to wear cameras to hold everyone in the interaction accountable.

Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by grraaaaahhh on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @02:18PM (#40227080)
>Why does a position need to be political?

Mass surveillance involves giving the government, an inherently political entity, and its partners in the private sector increased power over public life. It's hard to get a more political issue than that.

Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by infecto on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @02:21PM (#40227129)
I will give up here, its political in that it involves a political entity. Its depressing that the original comment jumped to "republicans are bad" logic so quickly. I understand your bias, its immediately noticeable in all of those republican subreddits as well.
Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by jltsiren on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @02:50PM (#40227588)
It's the topic of the discussion that makes something political, not the position or the attitude. If you are talking about the affairs of the society, if you are assuming the role of a citizen (rather than a private individual), you being political.
Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by infecto on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @07:02PM (#40230675)
Oh stop it. You know what I meant, don’t be coy. The person I replied to is a clown for just saying “republicans are bad mmmkay”. I am not a republican but it’s a silly response and quite tiresome.
Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by itsanaccount on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @10:24PM (#40232111)
Leopards Eating Peoples Faces Party is a reference to the commonality of people to vote for some group to have power over others, in this case to take away their privacy via technological means, and then be surprised when that power is inevitably used against them.

Has nothing to do with Republicans. I have a problem with most power at a fundamental level. I largely side with the animals who I think should be armed to bring balance back to the world.

Might want to slow your dismissal of who exactly disagrees with you.

Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by infecto on Thursday May 02, 2024 @02:19AM (#40233243)
If I am wrong I am wrong but your language was low brow enough for me that it’s easy to misinterpret. Apologies. I am glad I get to live in America and you get to live where you do!
Re:Flock Safety is the biggest player in a city-by-city scra... by flawsofar on Thursday May 02, 2024 @02:14PM (#40239589)
“Your use of flippant and glib language invalidates your points and my country is the best”