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itai195
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Oct 1, 2004, 07:39 PM
 
Originally posted by spacefreak:
Huge invasion of privacy? "Dozens" of records requested out of over 200,000,000 internet and phone users (0.0001%) is a "huge" invasion of privacy?

Get real.
I guess it doesn't seem like much until it affects you. After all, Jews were a small minority in Nazi Germany as well.
     
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Oct 1, 2004, 07:41 PM
 
Originally posted by itai195:
I guess it doesn't seem like much until it affects you. After all, Jews were a small minority in Nazi Germany as well.
Oh man, they're gonna jump all over you for that one.
     
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Oct 1, 2004, 07:42 PM
 
Originally posted by MindFad:
Oh man, they're gonna jump all over you for that one.
Good thing I brought along my flame retardant suit

But seriously, it reminded me of that old poster.... what was it? First they came for the Jews, but I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics but I wasn't a Catholic... etc etc... I'm not going to give up an essential liberty just because I'm unlikely to be affected.
     
 
 
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