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> We need some sort of human right for digital privacy to make this sort of thing illegal.

That's how you get another level of super-government, i.e. one more tyrant in the chain

Historically the circle breaks only with revolution and violence .

Maybe checks and balances would work as a system, but the EU has neither


> Historically the circle breaks only with revolution and violence .

This sort of rhetoric is dangerous.

> Maybe checks and balances would work as a system

It does seem to be working well in America.

> This sort of rhetoric is dangerous

How?

Because it implies the only way forward is with violence, a premise I thoroughly reject.
It states that historically government oppression has resulted in revolution and violence. It doesn't imply its the only way, but it's certainly a human trope repeated countless times in history, and it will occur again.

Could provide an constructive alternative viewpoint instead of calling plain facts of history "dangerous" or "rhetoric" as if acknowledgement of history is dangerous?

> Could provide an constructive alternative viewpoint instead of calling plain facts of history "dangerous" or "rhetoric" as if acknowledgement of history is dangerous?

This is a really unfair reading of my stance, and I'm fairly confident you knew what I meant - especially since I spelled it out in my last comment.

Acknowledgement of history is fine. Implications that the way things have always went is the only way it can go is silly at best and dangerous at worst.

The comment above literally says "only."
And conditions it as "historically".

It does not state "revolution and violence is the only way forward"

> This sort of rhetoric is dangerous.

For governments.

> It does seem to be working well in America.

They say ignorance is bliss.

> For governments.

Ahh yes, because only government officials die in war.

> They say ignorance is bliss.

Who's ignorant?

" Maybe checks and balances would work as a system, but the EU has neither " This is just wrong. There are courts (on EU level and national level), the council and the parlament.

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