Re:NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
by tptacek on Saturday June 15, 2013 @11:36PM
(#5887346)
What does it mean for a corporation to be at "the same level as" a government?
Re:NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
by jlgreco on Saturday June 15, 2013 @11:57PM
(#5887410)
Go find an anarcho-syndicalist and ask them what they think of self-secribed libertarians and anarcho-capitalism.
Re:NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
by Tangaroa on Sunday June 16, 2013 @01:02PM
(#5889045)
As long as we're playing at labels, I am a socialist and you are a goddamned idiot. There is no such thing as a corporatist. You're just using it as a nasty word to accuse your debate opponents of malicious intentions.
Back to the point: people freely give their personal data to Facebook. Facebook now knows that information and can publish it, sell it, whatever. The people have no expectation of privacy which would be necessary for a 4th Amendment defense. Anybody can go to Facebook and just ask for the data, government agents included. It is Facebook's choice to give it away, set a price, or refuse.
A traditional corporatist could be accused of trying to bring corporations up to the same level as governments. Rayiner seems to be playing at the idea of bringing governments up to the level of corporations. Despite appearing to be opposing positions, it should not take a rocket scientist to find the common ground.
Of course if you have no interest in doing so, it should not be surprising that you won't.