โฒ 130 โผ The Commission is planning a new data-retention law that would force online services to retain user metadata: who you are, your location, who you interact with, when, what device, etc. (www.europarl.europa.eu) submitted 1 month ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.org 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago* (1 child) I mean, if you can't get people to just vote them out, ultraviolence isn't really on the table either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) For voting you need a majority to succeed. For operating a guillotine not so much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Well then, why don't you get on that? We both know the answer, and it's that pulling the cord isn't the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Maybe I'm just not desperate enough (yet?). I wouldn't imply that for all other people though. And of course the guillotine is a figure of speech; other measures that lead to the same end may be taken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago Of course it is. But this applies to any other variation of wanning a revolution. If you actually get involved in politics, it becomes clear pretty quickly that people DGAF about it. Even the 45% or so that say they do. How to use your mass public support to achieve political change was never the question, it was always "what public support". permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) For voting you need a majority to succeed. For operating a guillotine not so much. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Well then, why don't you get on that? We both know the answer, and it's that pulling the cord isn't the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Maybe I'm just not desperate enough (yet?). I wouldn't imply that for all other people though. And of course the guillotine is a figure of speech; other measures that lead to the same end may be taken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago Of course it is. But this applies to any other variation of wanning a revolution. If you actually get involved in politics, it becomes clear pretty quickly that people DGAF about it. Even the 45% or so that say they do. How to use your mass public support to achieve political change was never the question, it was always "what public support". permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Well then, why don't you get on that? We both know the answer, and it's that pulling the cord isn't the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Maybe I'm just not desperate enough (yet?). I wouldn't imply that for all other people though. And of course the guillotine is a figure of speech; other measures that lead to the same end may be taken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago Of course it is. But this applies to any other variation of wanning a revolution. If you actually get involved in politics, it becomes clear pretty quickly that people DGAF about it. Even the 45% or so that say they do. How to use your mass public support to achieve political change was never the question, it was always "what public support". permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Maybe I'm just not desperate enough (yet?). I wouldn't imply that for all other people though. And of course the guillotine is a figure of speech; other measures that lead to the same end may be taken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago Of course it is. But this applies to any other variation of wanning a revolution. If you actually get involved in politics, it becomes clear pretty quickly that people DGAF about it. Even the 45% or so that say they do. How to use your mass public support to achieve political change was never the question, it was always "what public support". permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago Of course it is. But this applies to any other variation of wanning a revolution. If you actually get involved in politics, it becomes clear pretty quickly that people DGAF about it. Even the 45% or so that say they do. How to use your mass public support to achieve political change was never the question, it was always "what public support". permalink fedilink source parent