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if you want to address the root cause of surveillance you should be demanding the government to change it's ways ? Is that what you're saying ?
I don't think it's the lack of transparency or corruption by the government, I think that the very existence of a government ( a centralized authority ) leads to this sort of behavior, you can't outsource your power to choose, some of your absolute liberty to a ruler and expect they won't abuse it, you can't have your cake and eat it with this system, a system where democracies act as Dictatorships, and sometimes they do it openly and all you can do is watch
You need to go outside your borders, if you think a government can't work.
It's funny you you say that, because we humans as a species are so fascinating, we harnessed many forces of natue, and we came up with mindblowing ideas, yet when it comes to the concept of a government, we think that's the only system that can work, and the only way that we can live, it's sad honestly, governments abuse their power, you can't get them to stop it... unless you want a bullet...so so much for being civil
I didn't say other forms don't work.
I'm just saying a government works very well other places and in smaller countries. Especially in the nordic Europe, where ironically has a bigger government than most countries, and are better off.
we look up to those nations and we say it worked for them, so it'll work for us, but there are many factors to consider that won't play the same for you
and i would argue that even when it works, it's still susceptible to failure, change of rulers, bad policies accumulate quietly, being told to do something unethical for the greater good ( e.g. taxes )
what about other places where it didn't work? even after years and years of trying ( voting ), what do you call doing the same thing and expecting different results ? ..... when you try to remove a dictator peacefully and you end up getting bombed, remember that the Syrian protests started with red roses and ended with blood.. anyways I feel I'm going way off topic here.. but the point is give a central authority too much power and they'll abuse it, if not now it'll be later.. so just don't ...it's time to move on, we can organize ourselves without selling our liberties like our right to privacy.
btw, I thought about this, a looong time ago, when I was thinking is this system rigged? young me felt there's a conspiracy, but now I realize it's just how it works, it demands control
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