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Re:The new authoritarianism by bmelton on Monday March 23, 2015 @12:58PM (#9251912)
The only real defense that comes to mind is to discourage every governmental attempt at obtaining power that might be, in any way, deemed coercive.

This of course flies against the interests of what most people assume government to be for, and likely, makes it untenable, especially as the masses trend towards government-as-a-solution more and more.

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Re:The new authoritarianism by Frondo on Monday March 23, 2015 @01:50PM (#9252282)
Or, as I've said elsewhere, you can get involved.

Go take part in local politics--the local stuff has more impact on your day-to-day living, and it's easier to get into and be a part of.

Don't like the government you've got? Get in there and start fixing it. Resistance is irrelevant; government's there and it'll keep being there whether you try and fix it or not.

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Re:The new authoritarianism by wffurr on Monday March 23, 2015 @02:43PM (#9252625)
I prefer government-as-a-solution to trust-the-capitalist-oligarchs-as-a-solution. At least I get a vote with the government.
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Re:The new authoritarianism by bmelton on Monday March 23, 2015 @03:08PM (#9252774)
And so do the million others who are happy to give up their privacy to the government so that it can keep them safe from terrorism.
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