No, withholding information for national security is one thing, lying to parliament members is against the basic principles of a democracy and would be a far bigger scandal. And sadly enough idiots are voting for those shithats that they are in the German parliament.

richardwonka@mas.to · 2 pts · 242d (2 replies)

@Wrufieotnak
Mind you, disinformation for the enemy is a valid part of any strategy.

Wrufieotnak@feddit.org · 4 pts · 242d (1 reply)

I don't want to live in a country though, where the executive and military groups are lying to parliament members. That's a very known and fast way to dictatorship.

Everybody is always convinced that they are working for the good and that's why it's okay to not adhere to the rules. Result is the same though, everytime.

richardwonka@mas.to · 2 pts · 242d

@Wrufieotnak agreed. My comment was only half serious, implying that the party mentioned is the enemy, more than anything.

vga@sopuli.xyz · -5 pts · 242d (7 replies)

So I realize this is a controversial topic... but how exactly are we going to stop shit like this from happening with a free, encrypted Internet where the government & authorities have limited access only? Those fuckers have a thousand ways to smuggle data into Russian hands without anyone knowing about it.

I like free, encrypted Internet and even the darknet, but do I like it more than I dislike Russia? I don't think so.

RalfWausE@feddit.org · 6 pts · 242d (3 replies)

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vga@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 241d (2 replies)

So do you have suggestions on how to fight bad actors like AfD?

RalfWausE@feddit.org · 3 pts · 241d (1 reply)

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vga@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 241d

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Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org · 3 pts · 242d (1 reply)

Easy, no more free and encrypted internet for politicians.

vga@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 241d

Sure. This practically requires you to identify yourself when you connect so the system can tell whether you're a politician or not.

noxypaws@pawb.social · 2 pts · 241d

it's not possible to prevent encryption.