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Found the surveillance capitalism apologist. I know it may seem hard to accept, but the ubiquitous presence of cameras and other broadband sensors to facilitate widescale population monitoring hasn't been nor arguably should be the norm. And no, public safety be damned. That road has claimed more liberties than you can shake a stick at.

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I think you read too much into their comment. You can't deduce from the comment that they're any kind of apologist. They just made the assumption that there must already be more cameras and surveillance but they didn't state their opinion on that.

Now, to give you my opinion on it. I completely share your concerns but I think that when it comes to something as significant as the capitol, more surveillance and cameras should be warranted.

If nothing else, you'd think the DNC would have decent surveillance given the history of Republican operatives breaking in to tap their phones.

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