[SV_BubbleTime]

>i would think a democrat would have been a better cosponsor

Why? Where is any equivalent measures coming from the US left?

It is because that’s how people identify as Democrats want them to behave? There seems to be a rift there.

[iamnothere]

Massie and Wyden are both anomalies in their respective parties. There’s not really any “privacy caucus” at a national level right now, to my dismay.

There were more people willing to stand up for privacy after 9/11 during the “with us or against us” GWOT, which really says something.

[Cider9986]

And Massie was kicked out after the most money was spent in any house primary and Trump heavily campaigned for the puppet candidate.

It's a super Trump-loving district with mostly elderly turnout, kind of crazy they had Massie for so long, him being a good guy and smart and all.

[a34729t]

The same way we dont want smart people on juries, smart people in government is haram. especially people with technical educations who care about privacy. very haram!

[deaux]

You forgot the police with its explicit maximum IQ limits.

[tptacek]

This is not a real thing, but people on the Internet badly want it to be.

[wbl]

Because Congress doesn't work if an issue becomes partisan.

[irishcoffee]

Objectively, the left has this very strong ideology of “education will fix everything, and until then we know what’s best for the masses”

This went too far with the whole woke thing, and resulted in 2 non-consecutive terms of trump, handing the right a litany of power they had no idea how to wield, and they hit every stupid branch falling down the failure tree.

Education isn’t the answer, dictating “I know what’s best” isn’t the answer, doge wasn’t the answer, starting random wars isn’t the answer.

Maybe by process of elimination we can find the answers. I am Hopeful that if the left gets a foothold again in the coming midterms they do not repeat their past mistakes.

Hopeful != optimistic. Lot of angry people out for blood.

[a34729t]

Nah, gonna be populist idiots from the other side.

[inigyou]

What is "the whole woke thing"?

[irishcoffee]

Whatever the media turned it into to get trump elected.

I imagine you know what “the whole woke thing” is referencing and are instead looking to have an unproductive debate. I have no interest in that.

[inigyou]

No, I really don't know what you mean by "the whole woke thing". Since it's load-bearing in your argument, could you explain it?

[irishcoffee]

No. I already said I wasn’t interested in that debate.

[inigyou]

It's load-bearing in your argument, so does that mean you withdraw your argument?