[jonpaine]

Really?

If a well-funded superpac would systematically and indefinitely try every legal exploit to re-enact slavery you'd be grinning each attempt because "democracy"? ....

The idea that our form of government allows us the freedom to resist predatory laws is inspiring, the necessity to fight that fight... over and over again... is the best representation that true freedom is delicate.

To protect that freedom we need to hold critical thinking above all else to guard ourselves against the faux intellectualism of statements like yours.

[jaredklewis]

I don't think the parent comment is "grinning," just reiterating the unfortunate reality. Democracy doesn't inherently produce morally laudable outcomes; it just reflects the will of the majority.

If everyone in the US strongly valued privacy, then our government would have to behave very differently. The US government's lack of respect for personal privacy merely reflects the apathy towards the issue held by the American voting public.

I agree with the parent, that if we want progress, there is no easy path. The only long term solution is to educate the voting public as to the value of privacy. Anything else is just a band-aid.