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    Pedro L. Gonzalez
    @emeriticus
    Aug 16
    The right sees itself as being in a struggle against a coalition of nonwhites, immigrants, and their white allies. It uses terms like "Third Worldism" to describe the opposing force, and it is willing to accept unlimited abuse of power, unprecedented corruption, and cruelty as
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    Pedro L. Gonzalez
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    The right is so entirely defined by what it’s against that you can’t really have a coherent set of principles of values in the movement, like this woman is being attacked for essentially adhering to a few of the seven Christian virtues. They’re mocking her because she said “I
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    Pedro L. Gonzalez
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    1h
    Amazing work here. Just more proof as to why people should pump the brakes on Flock.
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    Benn Jordan
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    Aug 21
    Flock takes their privacy very seriously. But the ethical gray area in surveillance technology works both ways. Under no circumstances should elected officials or public servants enjoy an expectation of privacy when spending tax dollars to attend a surveillance lobbying event.
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    Pedro L. Gonzalez
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    6h
    This is like a right-wing fever dream come to life, allowing the military to engage in civilian policing, but all the organizations I recall caring so much about these kinds of threats to liberty, like Claremont and Heritage, have fallen completely silent, presumably choking on