Comment by JimDabell

> you seem shocked and angry that anyone would imply that this would lead to safe mandatory scans on your phones for that and the other

Where have I given you that impression? The thing that annoys me is the sensible discussion being drowned out by ignorance.

> If you can't acknowledge this, it puts you in a position where you can't be convincing to people who need you to deflect obvious, well-known criticisms before beginning a discussion.

I cannot parse this, it’s word salad. People who need me to deflect criticisms? What? I genuinely do not understand what you are trying to say here. Maybe just break the sentences up into smaller ones? It feels like you’re trying to say too many things in too few sentences. What people? Why do they need me to deflect criticisms?