The problem is that as usual people will worry that the NatSec guys are using the threat to try to slip us the pill of additional surveillance and censorship for political purposes—and they probably won’t be entirely wrong. We keep undermining our civilizational toolset by using extreme measures for trivial partisan stuff and that reduces trust.
The problem is that as usual people will worry that the NatSec guys are using the threat to try to slip us the pill of additional surveillance and censorship for political purposes—and they probably won’t be entirely wrong. We keep undermining our civilizational toolset by using extreme measures for trivial partisan stuff and that reduces trust.