Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on August 06, 2025, 04:22:34 AM

There needs to be a serious revolution, and I just wish I knew where to find one (lol but not really lol).

Cracking down hard on honest tax payers makes me believe they're very, very afraid of the above scenario happening when people have had enough. Which brings me back to this:

Quote from: LoyceV on August 01, 2025, 02:19:48 PM

Those laws remind me of this:

Quote from: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10640691-the-closer-the-collapse-of-the-empire-the-crazier-its

“The closer the collapse of the Empire, the crazier its laws are.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on August 06, 2025, 04:22:34 AM

That terrorism bullshit excuse is just one of several that cocksucking politicos pull out of their panties when they want to squeeze our nuts. Terrorism, money laundering, and some other ones that I don't feel like writing about.

I like your writing style for this! Makes me miss TMAN. What amazes me most is that it's exclusively used for more surveillance, and not for more border security. It's like anyone can get in, after which they'll just tighten the ropes on everyone in the country "because of terrorism". Open borders are used to reduce privacy. Years ago, after many ATM bombings in my country, they removed many ATMs. The ultimate goal is no doubt to get rid of all cash money. On my last trip through Germany, there were long lines at the gas station toilets. Not because the toilets were full, but because 90% of the people use their debitcard to pay €1 to open the gate to the toilet, which is much slower than dropping a coin into the machine. Their bank literally knows when and where they take a piss!