The state’s "protection" of citizens is a justification for surveillance and control. By claiming responsibility for security, it criminalizes self-defense and privacy, making dependency a condition of survival.
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It’s the same when it comes to „free speech” being attacked with a justification pointing at misinformation, intolerance or danger. It criminalizes personal freedom and open public discourse, making obedience and conformity conditions of survival.
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