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baddfingerz1968 t1_j9pcecz wrote

This is ridiculous. Our own government has been railroading us on this for over 25 years now. The Constitution is going to Hell in a hand basket. If the average American was even aware of the extent to which their privacy has been invaded there would be rioting in the streets. But they make the rules and ultimately get what they want.

What can you do???

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basshead17 t1_j9pd9h0 wrote

The majority of Americans I have talked to about it don't give a fuck about privacy as long as they can get on Facebook or TikTok for free..

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makethemaccount-able t1_j9q8umn wrote

Fucking addict zombies with no capacity for rational thinking.

Just perfect for gov and corporations's profit :(

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BonziBuddyMustDie t1_j9s88bv wrote

  1. We are all to some degree lazy and pacified. We fear what would happen if we didn't have access to our everyday conveniences.
  2. We are too pessimistic and jaded to the world around us. We cannot see how solidarity could work when everyone around us is so selfish.
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AllModsAreL0sers t1_j9sukg4 wrote

This includes people who are aware and open about it (like you) and the people who complain about it (like the person you replied to)

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baddfingerz1968 t1_j9pga8s wrote

Not sure if you understand the scope of what government surveillance like illegal wiretapping and data mining entails. You don't have to be a criminal for it to erode everyone's civil rights or ruin people's lives, maybe even your own.

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basshead17 t1_j9phoe4 wrote

I agree with you wholeheartedly. I'm just saying most people don't care.

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baddfingerz1968 t1_j9pk4nd wrote

I am one of them too, really, just for myself. But in this insane Age of Trump I have gotten a lot more conscious and everyday am looking at the big picture to see what I can contribute, what I can do to fight the future.

In reality, it is little, but even just being a social justice warrior is something. I think just always staying conscious and aware, and maintaining the right attitude and state of mind is paramount.

And simply connecting with others like right now.

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Bernard_schwartz t1_j9qb3xq wrote

But the gayyyyyyyyyys!!!! /s

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Zehb-Mansour t1_j9tgljz wrote

Does anyone (OP?) have a screenshot of my comment before it was deleted? I can’t recall what I said and I want to make sure I don’t use such language in the future. If anyone does, please DM me. Thanks.

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AllModsAreL0sers t1_j9sueyk wrote

>If the average American was even aware of the extent to which their privacy has been invaded there would be rioting in the streets.

Yeah, nah. I'd bet that you wouldn't either even if people were rioting on the streets. You'd type out a comment on Reddit, and that would be that.

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forksporkspoon t1_j9phq7b wrote

Love it when our highest court just flat out refuses to consider cases it doesn't like.

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SolomonLeGrundy t1_j9pclb1 wrote

There’s an amendment that’s designed to help us in these situations ya know.

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Inconceivable-2020 t1_j9q5m6p wrote

Only 2a has any meaning to the current SCOTUS, and that is a very intentionally corrupt reading of it.

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