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    2 days ago

    What about when a government decides that you must wear a special armband for being Jewish or Roma or gay?

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        23 minutes ago

        That’s typically the argument regarding being apprehensive about the government knowing your medical & family history; there’s historical precedent of governments making very not good laws based on those.

        Before WW2, the nazis basically outlawed being Jewish or Roma. A more recent example would be outlawing being gay or trans in some countries