cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/twitterblueskymastodon/p/1368791/nothing-to-hide-is-how-free-countries-die

Stop saying stupid stuff like: "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear."

Start saying: "A free country doesn't track innocent citizens."

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“Nothing to hide” is how free countries die
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago

Democracy is only as free as its citizens' minds. Without the education and critical thinking to understand what's at stake, the people don't govern, they get governed. That's the shared claim of Aristotle's "democratic education" and Sagan's "otherwise the government runs us" are the same argument.

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