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Thread.
Q: “Republicans enact policies that hurt their own constituents.
So why do people vote for them?”
A: It has to do with the purpose of government.
For some people, purpose of government is to help people. We think fairness is possible and the government's job is to create fairness.
Others have a different view.
They think there’s a natural order: Some people belong on top; others at the bottom.
They think people with money and power deserve their money and power.
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For real, though. For everyone coming over from the #TwitterMigration, it does get better! It was like this a couple weeks ago and it’ll even out as signups slow down.
…but that’s only because the actual person running your server is investing actual time and actual money to upgrade/optimize. If you like it here and think you’re going to stay, consider finding your server administrator and donating to keep things up and running.
An independent analysis of India's Aarogya Setu contact tracing app by Gizmodo revealed that this increasingly mandatory app enabled federal surveillance, drained batteries, and opened devices to a buffet of hacks. https://gizmodo.com/indias-mandated-contact-tracing-app-is-an-invasive-ins-1843198341?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter via @[email protected]
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PranavDixit/status/1256873047660744704
No matter how you feel about contact tracing, it’s been openly embraced by federal authorities around the world, from the UK, to Germany, to, well, you name it, as a way to curb the spread of the current pandemic. And while every country grapples with the long-term privacy implications of downloading this sort of tracking tech onto their phone, one country—India—has drawn more than a few raised eyebrows over its app, which is reportedly not only invasive but quickly becoming a mandatory download for the millions of people currently residing there.
Deep journalism:
https://thewire.in/video/watch-exclusive-documents-government-npr
(The NPR has begun without citizen permission.)
App to Antaryami ho bhai
As expected, Time to shift focus to the border!!!
For all of India's problems, our dear Modiji has Pakistan as its no. 01 solution.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Advaidism/status/1207308176137154562
I moved to @law-and-politics
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