[throwaway894345]

This is a silly, shamefully obvious straw man. No one is saying “Americans uniquely shouldn’t have to parse other countries’ laws”, the argument is “it’s ruggedly impractical for ordinary citizens of any country to parse the laws of other countries”.

[rendall]

> the argument is “it’s ruggedly impractical for ordinary citizens of any country to parse the laws of other countries”

Julian Assange and Kim Dotcom and myriad less famous individuals will be relieved to hear it.

[throwaway894345]

Those aren’t cases of “ordinary individuals” and thus don’t apply, but yes the general principle also implies the special case that ordinary non-Americans shouldn’t have to parse American law just to go about their lives.

[rendall]

Foreign nationals contending with extraditions to the US for alleged actions performed while in foreign, sovereign lands is a far more serious problem by any measure than having to protect user data or risk not being able to do business in Europe. But go on with your "No True Scotsman" arguments

[throwaway894345]

> But go on with your "No True Scotsman" arguments

Says the guy frantically moving goalposts. :)