The treasury is expanding the Patriot Act to attack Bitcoin self custody

Post by rpdillon » Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 4:04 PM UTC

komali2 wrote: post #173

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It's really interesting to me that you seem to assume that non-racism is the default state, and that humans have to be taught to be racist. Based on what I've seen in the world looking across all the countries I am familiar with, including the US, I have to say I think the opposite is true.

Anyone with experience teaching children could tell you that racism is taught. It's just not baked in for kids. However it's also not a very interesting question imo. You will never "reset" a generation from any aspect of culture, and now that we're in the global information age it's triply impossible. We don't need to fool around with naturalist fallacy - it's enough to say that racism is bad and we should get rid o…

Post by amanaplanacanal » Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 4:10 PM UTC

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On the other hand you get to vote who is in the gang. So choose wisely.

Most of the people on the planet don't get to vote.

Post by argomo » Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 4:57 PM UTC

nisegami wrote: post #254

Mouvelie wrote: post #181

I feel like growing up is realizing that the government is just a big gang. They do what they want and will enforce with menace what they want. They can change the rules, take your stuff and it ain't stealing because they said so. Sigh.

I recognized it in the opposite direction, after observing that gangs inevitably end up being quasi-states within their turf. They demonstrate almost everything I associate with statehood except for issuing their own currency. From there, the reverse (that governments are just big gangs) also flows naturally.

Post by singpolyma3 » Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 5:42 PM UTC

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I have deep disagreements with my father on this subject. He worked as a federal agent for 30 years, mostly in digital forensics. He does not believe in the right to privacy in any of the same ways I do. Whereas I believe a right to privacy in your tools and communication is essential, he believes they infringe on the government's ability to catch criminals. Classic justification of "if you're not a bad guy, what do…

Post by throwawayqqq11 » Sat, Sep 13, 2025, 6:11 PM UTC

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It is no accident that the current admin is classifying suspected drug runners as ‘terrorists’, for example. Namely, the precedent of the Obama era droning of even US citizens under the same label.

If they are going to go to war at least go to war over something that immensely benefits Americans (such as decrease of deaths due to overdosing and consequences of addiction). Definitely better than acting as the enforcers for other nations who are too pussy to do their warring on their own.