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CAPTCHAs don't prove you're human – they prove you're American (2017)

92 points · 90 comments · theanonymousone

  1. KingOfCoders · · focus · HN ↗
    It's just forcing US culture on everyone in the world. Also see Meta deleting IG posts and banning people based on US politics / morals.
    1. nephihaha · · focus · HN ↗
      Americans have changed/reversed a lot of political definitions including conservative/liberal.
      1. asdfaoeu · · focus · HN ↗
        How has conservative changed?
        1. ben_w · · focus · HN ↗
          In the original sense, a &quot;conservative&quot; was someone who avoided change and only made it after careful consideration. Chesterton&#x27;s fence is a commonly given example: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence

          The word &quot;conservative&quot; is currently being applied to the Republican party, who are reforming the US as hard and fast as they can manage, without careful consideration. A &quot;move fast and break things&quot; approach is about as un-conservative as one can be.

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