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by hackuser 3501 days ago
> Kaspersky might be just as much FSB as it is NSA, or any other country that could get its mitts on it

No, it's not the same. Despite its flaws, the United States government is not at all the same as Russia's.
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SpaceRaccoon 3500 days ago
It's spying powers are only much more capable, and its information war powers equally so, which is why you defend it.
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hackuser 3500 days ago
No, I defend it because one is a liberal democracy that has civil rights and has promoted liberty and democracy throughout the world (despite many flaws). The other is Russia.
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dTal 3495 days ago
>promoted liberty and democracy throughout the world

You sure about that?

https://wikispooks.com/wiki/US/Efforts_to_Suppress_Democracy...

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