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by mcguire 1950 days ago
The problem with this line of argument is that it ignores the specifics of the case and overgeneralizes to a version of the slippery-slope fallacy.

If someone were proposing building a sewage plant immune to FOI requests, I'd be feckin' terrified, much less worried about corruption. And I'm pretty blase about corruption in various activities (such as the ever-popular road construction and maintenance) in the US.
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dalbasal 1949 days ago
what slippery slope? What general case? Everything I said was specifically about this agency, this HN thread.
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mcguire 1949 days ago
"The problem with this line of argument is that it applies to anything and everything done under the current conservative banner. ... Whether it's a British DARPA, new sewage plant, or change to the tax code, the only thing to say is..."

I don't read that as being about this agency.

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