| ▲ | Arch485 2 hours ago | |
I think the "nothing to hide" argument is made for a different reason. People are unafraid of the government knowing certain things because they believe it will not have any real repercussions for them. The NSA knowing your search history is no big deal (as long as you're not looking for anything illegal), but your church knowing your search history would absolutely be a big deal. | ||
| ▲ | mschuster91 an hour ago | parent [-] | |
> People are unafraid of the government knowing certain things because they believe it will not have any real repercussions for them. A very famous quote: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." Many people - particularly white people, but let's not ignore that a bunch of Black and Latino folks are/have been Trump supporters - believe that they are part of the in-group. And inevitably, they find out that the government doesn't care, as evidenced by ICE and their infamous quota of 3000 arrests a day... which has hit a ton of these people, memefied as "leopards ate my face". [1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/trump-ice-ar... | ||