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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
It's exactly this sort of thinking that facilitates government overreach. As soon as someone questions something like the current (massively wasteful) security measures at airports, someone else will scream 9/11, and all arguments about whether it's actually a good idea cease. This sort of argument is barely above the level of "well, if you have nothing to hide..."
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There's no easy middle ground, unfortunately. Either you have an impossibly weak government with no ability to protect its citizens, or you have room for massive abuse.