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Chat Control Must Be Stopped – Now

(threema.ch)
960 points andrew918277 | 1 comments | 18 Jun 24 08:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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darby_nine ◴[18 Jun 24 09:28 UTC] No.40715654[source]▶
I find it somewhat disturbing that this sort of thing is not considered a career killer for politicians.
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wickedsickeune ◴[18 Jun 24 09:51 UTC] No.40715791[source]▶
In Greece, we recently elected as representatives for the EU Parliament:

* a 71 year old lady, with no social media and no public speeches ever.

* a guy who used a nickname for his last name, that matched with a military general (who is well known), and many people thought he was the general

* a "journalist" that was caught twice talking on live TV, conversing with a pre-recorded video

* a convicted criminal

It's impressive to manage to fail as a politician.

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skilled ◴[18 Jun 24 09:59 UTC] No.40715840[source]▶
Also ->

YouTube prankster voted in as Cyprus MEP - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnrwr72dqo

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1. oliwarner ◴[18 Jun 24 11:30 UTC] No.40716487{3}[source]▶
Yup that's the problem with PR: people actually get what they vote for. And people are idiots.