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Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new "king"

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 hours ago

By my lights your response is quite effective, and while I appreciate the modesty I think it's appropriate to bring it over here:

Unfortunately, there's a line beyond which it's not okay to view a political party through one issue, and IMO the Republicans have crossed that line.

Privacy is a human rights issue. Republicans have signaled very strongly that they're going to violate more human rights. It's a net loss for privacy if that happens, even if big tech is a bit more restrained.

I'm sorry @protonprivacy, you've failed this test IMO. It would be one thing to say that given that the Republicans are in power, that Gail Slater is a good pick, but that's not the stance you took.