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happytoexplain
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Is surveillance special in that it needs total buy in from society, or else it's bad? Is any other aspect of governance held to that standard?
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bigyabai
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Surveillance isn't populist. The Patriot Act, for instance, is not representative of what taxpayers want to spend money on.
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