Quote from: PrivacyG on Today at 07:55:36 AM

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I'm going to quote myself from another thread here because it alludes perfectly to what you've just said:

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on April 12, 2022, 07:55:58 AM

When it comes to governments censoring certain citizens or certain viewpoints, many people think either "Well, it would never happen in my country" or "Well, it would never happen to me". Here's the thing though. It almost certainly already is happening in your country, but it's just people you don't agree with being censored so you don't notice or care. Are you certain that your government will always treat your fairly? What about all future governments? You really can't imagine any circumstance in which your government might not like something you have to say? As we've seen throughout history, by the time they've silenced all the outspoken critics and start coming for the average citizens, then it is far too late to do anything.

I often mentally draw a parallel between this forum and bitcoin itself. There are a minority of users on this forum who express opinions which are provably wrong and/or abhorrent. Despite this, I have never and would never try to have their posts deleted or ban them from posting here just because of the nature of their opinions. There are a minority of users of bitcoin who use bitcoin for acts I would deem immoral. I have never and would never try to have them excluded from using bitcoin. Bitcoin is either censorship resistant, or it isn't. You cannot pick and choose who it is censorship resistant for.

Again: Bitcoin is either censorship resistant, or it isn't. You cannot pick and choose who it is censorship resistant for. If you, like Wasabi, start censoring some users, then you open the door to censoring anybody and everybody, and that includes you. Saying that you accept censorship of some users is saying that intend to live a life so meek and unassuming that you will forever comply with literally anything your government decides and never once even so much as think about stepping out of line or holding a slightly controversial view, and therefore never be risked being censored yourself. It's saying that you are willing to open up your entire life to total scrutiny by unknown third parties to ensure that you behaving like the good little citizen they want you to be.

Being pro-censorship is being anti-privacy, anti-bitcoin, and anti-freedom. The sooner we all abandon pro-censorship services the better.