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jamil7 78 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK governme...

> Why? Either they're idiots who think they need control or they are tyrants

Many politicians are individuals without any talent who desire power and control, politics is the only avenue open to people like that.

cryptonector 78 days ago [–]

And many are sociopaths and psychopaths who love to wield power over others. Some of those sociopaths and psychopaths are very very smart.

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