[idle_processor]

etherael doesn't appear to be supporting the logical clout of that type of argument, but rather commenting on its ubiquity in modern public discourse and success in driving policy.

E.g., "think of the children," "if we don't X, the terrorists win," or "we must censor the Internet or undermine crypto, because it enables Y."

[etherael]

To clarify my original intent, this is exactly correct. I wish it were otherwise, but the fact is that it is not.