Sign for a ban on biometric mass surveillance

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33 points·giuliomagnifico··3 comments

Normally when politicians propose something awful, you simply don't vote for them next time. Unfortunately this does not apply in the EU. If EC is fixated on something, there is no way to stop it. If you recall the massive protests about ACTA and then few years later they got it (slightly changed) through anyway - just wait when the time for implementing content filters and link tax is up. So if they want mass surveillance, they'll have it regardless of any petitions. It sounds harsh, but that it the reality.

A reality we need to change with one discussion, one petition vote, one voicing your disagreement at a time.

Mountaineers do not stare at the peak of the giant mountain all the time, they look in front of them and take the next step. So should we. Don't be discouraged, things can change for the better again if enough people wake up and become aware of specific maldevelopments.

> It sounds harsh, but that it the reality.

And it will continue to be the reality as long as it’s treated as inevitable. It isn’t. Fighting back, even if you lose, can mean delaying the undesirable outcome. Which in turn may delay the next one, or inspire the next person able to make a difference to do so.

Your argument doesn’t sound harsh, it sounds defeatist and self-fulfilling.

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