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HailSeitan@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

Why The Left Should Care About Privacy

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Why The Left Should Care About Privacy

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HailSeitan@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago
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The surveillance state always hurts dissidents most of all. We shouldn't neglect the importance of constraining its power.
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    9 months ago

    I agree that there are differences, but I feel there are more similarities. Especially with anarchocommunist or collectivist theory.

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      You shouldn’t feel that way, because communism has absolutely nothing to do with open source software.

      Communism is a political ideology.

      Open source software is a licensing technique for creators and developers. Mostly so that no one has to worry about getting sued if they want to implement or modify said software. You think a communist government would even allow the use of open source software over government issued/approved software?

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        9 months ago

        You personally cant draw comparisons between two separate systems? Seems like a limit of imagination.

        You shouldnt presume to know better than others, especially when you dont appear to understand anything about the ideology outside of your bias.

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          Always cracks me up to see people who champion open source alternatives hate on communism.

          This isn’t about “drawing comparisons” this is about how you don’t understand why someone would champion open source software and hate on communism…because of course people hate on fucking communism, you dope.

          It’s proven time and time again that communist governments bring suffering to their people. Like, some fucked up shit. Like starvation, inequality, and lack of basic human rights.

          Whereas open source software can be educational, build cost effective solutions for people and businesses, and empower people’s lives.

          You see the difference?

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            9 months ago

            I see another propagandized ego driven fool who speaks louder and with more venom the less substance he has.

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              9 months ago

              History isn’t propaganda

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                “History is written by the victors”.

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                  Notable Communist Governments and Their Human Rights Records:

                  1. Soviet Union (1922 - 1991)

                    • Notable Leaders: Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin
                    • Human Rights Record: Poor
                  2. China (1949 - Present)

                    • Notable Leaders: Mao Zedong, Xi Jinping
                    • Human Rights Record: Very Poor
                  3. Cuba (1959 - Present)

                    • Notable Leaders: Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro
                    • Human Rights Record: Poor
                  4. North Korea (1948 - Present)

                    • Notable Leaders: Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-un
                    • Human Rights Record: Very Poor
                  5. Vietnam (1976 - Present)

                    • Notable Leaders: Ho Chi Minh, Nguyễn Phú Trọng
                    • Human Rights Record: Poor
                  6. Laos (1975 - Present)

                    • Notable Leaders: Kaysone Phomvihane, Thongloun Sisoulith
                    • Human Rights Record: Poor

                  References: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/human-rights-index-vdem

                  https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/global

                  https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/world/the-25-most-influential-communist-figures-of-all-time/

                  https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-seven-most-influential-communist-leaders-ever.html

                  https://www.thoughtco.com/communist-countries-overview-1435178

                  https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/communism/

                  https://www.history.com/news/communist-leaders-photos

                  http://v-dem.net/vdemds.html

                  https://doi.org/10.23696/mcwt-fr58

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