On 08/22/2013 08:33 AM, Josh Smift wrote:
> LTS> There's an international conspiracy at work to rob all the world's
> LTS> people of their privacy.
>
> The old saying about malice and stupidity probably also applies to
> conspiracy and malice. Just because a bunch of bad actors are all doing
> bad things doesn't mean they're in cahoots.
>
> (It might; but correlation is not the same as conspiracy.)
The Chinese government and the US government certainly don't trust each
other, and cooperate on very little. But, they do engage in some of the
same behaviors because they have similar motivations.
People with similar motivations exhibiting similar behaviors doesn't
imply cooperation, much less conspiracy.
--
Alan Robertson <[email protected]> - @OSSAlanR
"Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me claim
from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William Wilberforce
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