Hacker News Reader

Comment by DaSHacka | Hacker News Reader

[flagged]

I can't wait until the comply logic turns around on you. I'm actually drooling for what the next administration will be able to do. We need a new mcarthy.

I've already seen it, especially surrounding J6 prosecutions and COVID restrictions/requirements. It's rather you who's throwing the hissy fit when the shoe is on the other foot now.

You seem to want a world in which gangs of untrained, unvetted thugs wearing facemasks and no identification can exit unmarked vehicles with guns drawn and demand that you do certain things or answer their questions on pain of being shot in the face. All while opaquely protected by the state.

I hope you get that world. I hope no innocent person has to live it with you.

You're exactly the reason free societies can successfully go down the path to dystopian authoritarianism. I hate you.

> You seem to want a world in which gangs of untrained, unvetted thugs wearing facemasks and no identification can exit unmarked vehicles with guns drawn and demand that you do certain things or answer their questions on pain of being shot in the face. All while opaquely protected by the state.

And if they weren't wearing masks, you, and people like you, would be the first ones running to publicize their names and ruin or outright end their lives.

> I hope you get that world. I hope no innocent person has to live it with you.

Lol, I already experience it with TSA every time I want to fly, and somehow we all decided that was okay. This is no worse than that.

> You're exactly the reason free societies can successfully go down the path to dystopian authoritarianism.

Right, we all know free societies are defined by being completely lawless with no law enforcement whatsoever. Ask all those free societies in the Middle East what they think about living in the midst of a power vacuum! I'm sure they love it.

> I hate you.

uhh, cry about it, I guess? I don't particularly like people like you either, but I can't say I feel strongly enough to even consider it hate. I guess it's closest to some combination of 'pity' and 'annoyance'.

Also, you should take a moment to familiarize yourself with HN's rules: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> And if they weren't wearing masks, you, and people like you, would be the first ones running to publicize their names and ruin or outright end their lives.

So you want the police to be secret. A sort of… secret police? Got it!

> Lol, I already experience it with TSA every time I want to fly, and somehow we all decided that was okay. This is no worse than that.

How often does the TSA arrest, rendition, or kill, people? And nomatter whether we decide that flying is a right or a privilege, I'm sure we can agree that it's a very small part of life compared to all the other parts, right? The parts that Trump's secret police are claiming jurisdiction over. Ok, good. So it's literally A LOT WORSE THAN THAT! Jesus.

> Right, we all know free societies are defined by being completely lawless with no law enforcement whatsoever. Ask all those free societies in the Middle East what they think about living in the midst of a power vacuum! I'm sure they love it.

Huh? You can't seriously thing that anyone will buy that this follows. Please at least _try_ when you're misrepresenting my views.

> uhh, cry about it, I guess?

Ah yes, the trumpian response. Fantastic.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com