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>The fact that some people here even debates that shows how much we are screwed.

It's really sad to see that even after centuries of countless examples about how the authorities of the time will end up abusing any power that's granted to them there's still people (even a majority of people) who think it'll be different this time as opposed to our whole known human history. We surely are doomed to repeat the same mistakes again and again and again.



"... who think it'll be different this time as opposed to our whole known human history."

You give them too much credit.

I don't think they believe it will be "different this time".

They believe: "This time it will be done on my behalf".




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