That's simply not true. Even in Nazi Germany there were pockets of resistance and people like Sophie Scholl who gave their lives because of their ideals. I for one am doing my best to resist tyranny in all its forms. I certainly won't write a backdoor or vote for anyone in favor of Patriot Act-style tyranny.
>Even in Nazi Germany there were pockets of resistance and people like Sophie Scholl who gave their lives because of their ideals.
that's exactly the point. Once you really start to not being part of the evil, you live gets really impacted, to put it mildly.
>I for one am doing my best to resist tyranny in all its forms.
so, how do you refuse to take your shoes off and quietly wait for the TSA agent to complete groping a child ahead of you? You just don't understand what you're talking about. You still have Internet access, and it sounds like you aren't even arrested. You do your best "armchair warrior" style. Have respect and don't mention people who gave their lives in the same paragraph with "your best"
>I certainly won't write a backdoor or vote for anyone in favor of Patriot Act-style tyranny.
you may have already wrote it, yet you'd not be able to disclose any details about the NSA letter that instructed your so and to avoid committing the crime you must to continue saying "i didn't write a backdoor" :)
So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny. I know "my best" pales in comparison to people like Sophie Scholl, but that statement shows my optimism about the current state of affairs. We are on a decline, but still far from outright Fascism.
> So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny.
I'm sure you know that Julian Assange is facing possible extradition to the US, and several top official are shamefully talking about dusting off the Espionage Act as a way to seek the death penalty in this case. The fact that he is not American hasn't seemed to deter them. Nor has the fact that other journalists and media outlets like the NY Times printed the same documents.
What is so scary is you have other "journalists" basically joining in to criticize WikiLeaks and JA, not realizing that they are setting the stage for future silencing of other members of the press.
>So far, as far as I know they haven't executed anyone in this country for speaking out again tyranny.
and the point is? there is no evil happens? or there is no need to bother until executions start? In Stalin's Soviet Union millions were executed and nobody bothered even then. Anyway, executions are so 20th century. The modern autocracies', like modern Russia for example, have found a way of doing pretty much the same thing without mess of executions. Modern citizens are so tender, they value their comfort and good job so much...
>my optimism about the current state of affairs. We are on a decline, but still far from outright Fascism.
