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ypeterholmeslast Tuesday at 5:38 PM3 repliesview on HN

If you think authoritarianism will lead to order and peace, you're gonna have a bad time. The presence of a secret police is already causing wide scale violation of our constitutional rights.


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rcptlast Tuesday at 8:30 PM

Getting ticketed for blowing through a red light isn't "authoritarianism"

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jeffbeelast Tuesday at 5:51 PM

It is not "secret police". The reason your car has a highly visible number plate is because for decades society has recognized its compelling interest in knowing the whereabouts of private vehicles.

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immibislast Tuesday at 7:30 PM

You're making the assumption that widescale violation of our constitutional rights can't lead to order and peace.

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