Phrasing the question is half the battle.

"Do you want to be spied on by your government?"

Yes is yes, no is no, anything more comes from evil.

Yes, that's exactly my point - it's important to understand the issue and the messaging about it.

Government "spies" on you for many many things and I think HN "all government is evil" panic isn't really reflected in outlook of EU citizens and won't be looked upon positively by public at large. So again, be careful what you're calling "undemocratic" because that's not the same as "different from my opinion".

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rollcat 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Is it still democratic if the elected representatives are trying to subvert democracy?

	▲	izacus 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		What are you talking about here exactly?

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tracker1 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Since being on the wrong side of supporting The Patriot Act in the US... I'm pretty firmly on the side of, if the government has a power that can be abused, it's only a matter of time until it is abused and in creative ways you never expected.

I'm generally against all reactionist legislation as an instance "no" stance as well.