-- the real purpose of a registry is to intimidate, and produce fear. they do that by making it a crime to fail to register.
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Pretty sure that’s not the only reason they kept track of the Japanese in World War 2.
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-- my point was the government already has the information, and does not need tech industry support to produce intimidation.
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They do? How? What is the pre-existing US Muslim registry?
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-- am i being punked? "there already is a national muslim registry. it’s called facebook." remember?https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/803665521216405505 …
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Facebook hasn’t turned that over to the USG!
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-- oh dear. my understanding is that none of the democratic party people "turned over" any things to the russian government.
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-- that's not "fatalism". i'm not saying the tech companies should lay down. i exhort them to fight. but let's be realistic.
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-- the nsa has probably already stolen that data. if not, they can steal it any time they want. if not, they just demand it.
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they can’t steal it anytime they want, and they can’t just demand it either. You’re conceding too much right off the bat
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-- i wish i held equal certainty you have about nsa (in)capabilities. did you predict snowden's revelations before they hit?
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-- and please don't musunderstand. i support your battle on this front. fight each step. including firebreaks further along!
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