Dnia poniedziałek, 14 kwietnia 2014 22:08:29 [email protected] pisze: > > Message du 14/04/14 02:01 > > De : "Linux User" > > > > > So. Are the NSA guys good guys? Well. They're the enemy of the > > > people, as they invade their privacy and therewith their safety. If > > > you can be blackmailed, studied, influenced, etc. you are weak and > > > vulnerable. Preaching to the choir, I guess. > > > > Well, I get the impression that some of the voices of this > > choir still need some preaching directed at them =P > > > > I noticed something interesting in digital 'security' > > circles. People who deal with 'security' are, at first sight, > > technical people and are concerned with issues such as > > factoring integers, permutations, routing protocols, etc. > > etc. etc. > > > > However, all their technical expertise exists to > > achieve some political goals. And when you look at the > > political beliefs of these people, you see that they suck big > > time. As engineers they may be competent, but there's a step > > above engineering, and there, they fail. > > Since when politics is a "step above" anything? Politicians are the lowest > of the low thugs and thus so is their art of thievery.
There are two main meanings of the term "politics". The one you are referring to is the "pardon-less, dirty fight for power", and is the reason many describe themselves as "apolitical". The other is the classical "of, for, or relating to citizens": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics This is the one I and the parent spoke about. It is not about the temporary/current power struggle, but about the general *policies* regarding... well, anything, really. For example, the fact that Deric Lostutter faces more jailtime than rapists he exposed: http://politicalblindspot.com/he-exposed-steubenville-now-what/ ...is a direct effect of hackers not engaging in politics (in the second sense). And a great exemplification of the good old "regardless of whether or not you are interested in politics, politics *will* get interested in you, eventually" rule. I despise the first version of "politics"; I firmly stand on the position we have to start engaging in the second version, though. -- Pozdr rysiek
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