Other right-wing accounts variously reacted by describing the move as Orwellian, lamenting the death of free speech and even contemplating leaving Canada for good.

Oh no. Not that. Please no.

<Tee hee!>

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    11 months ago

    Two things can both be true without one being caused by the other.

    1. Current laws work
    2. The Liberals are trying to enact laws that excessively curtail privacy, similar to those in the UK

    This doesn’t mean that 2 is caused by 1 or that they have anything to do with each other at all. Not everything has to play into some grand conspiracy. If anything, this case severely undermines the Liberals’ position.

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      11 months ago

      We have an agreement!

      This current case undermines the suggestion that new laws are needed.

      I would agree that the two are unrelated, but I’ve found that all too often one is used as a false stepping stone to the other.

      The classic “won’t someone please think of the children!” Argument.

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        11 months ago

        If I may make a suggestion, I would approach future discussions by pointing to this case as a good thing for privacy, since it shows we don’t need to implement draconian measures like the Liberal proposal in order to prosecute crimes. Your negative framing here is what threw others off track.

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          11 months ago

          Noted.

          I still maintain that this article is meaningless rage-bait designed to garner support for new laws.

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            11 months ago

            I genuinely believe the opposite is true. Anybody opposing those laws should wave this in the Liberals’ faces. “See? The system already works.”