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1. GMoromisato · 1789670186 · focus · HN ↗

   Just to clarify because my own mental parser failed:

   He's not predicting that thousands will die because of mass surveillance--he's saying that the deaths of thousands in the 9/11 attacks are going to let the government deprive millions of their civil liberties.

   1. echelon_musk · 1789672505 · focus · HN ↗

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   2. globular-toast · 1789677427 · focus · HN ↗

      I had to double check the date. I even saw 2001 in the title but I still think of every post-2000 date as "fairly recent" so didn't make the connection to 9/11.

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