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by yencabulator 140 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
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Surveillance underlines this issue so no its not the same. Why would anybody listen to a known bad actor, its directly related to the problem
It's about a lot more than surveillance. It's about sovereignty, continuity of government, resisting sabotage, countering influence programs, and so on.