| > Sure, so you basically admitted to his first point being right. That Americans don't care so much when it comes to their privacy. It means that they either don't care, or that they care about other issues more (foreign policy, economy, etc.). Even sticking to issues with technology, I am far more concerned about banning end-to-end encryption without key escrow than with legislation to ban wiretapping. The US government has a long history of doing illegal wiretapping anyway, so I think the better solution is for private companies and citizens to make it more difficult practically, not legally. Does that mean I don't care about privacy? > Those are PR stunts. Which is exactly my point. Why would they perform such stunts if the public at large didn't care about wiretapping, or if they mostly supported it? > Unless you are really this dumb, or you just plain trolling Thanks. That was a great rebuke to the way I personally insulted you and everyone else who has been a part of this conversation. > how about the last 20 years of America's political history, for a start? That is definitely evidence that America's government was and is authoritarian in many aspects, which I wholeheartedly agree is the case. It is also evidence that the voting segments of the population for the past 20 years (and further) have a similar bent. However, my issue with the original post is that he made a blanket statement about Americans in general. I don't think it's a great thing that the majority of Americans don't vote, but as a result this can only possible suggest the attitudes of a minority of Americans. That is why I prefer to judge what the public thinks about an issue by a poll, not by elected officials, or by anecdotal evidence (mine or anyone else's). |