>>Oddly a recent poll showed that the majority of those polled on the issue were remarkably sanguine - the general view being that the relevant authorities would not abuse the powers....
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>ROFL
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>It's only to your best. Sometimes one need to be protected against oneself.
>Why does it sound so familiar? (IOW I lost all benefits of socialism, but the drawbacks of socialism is still there ...)

It's in the nature of the current version of capitalism. You are relieved of the worry about choosing the lesser of two evils. You don't have to choose at all. You get both of them by default.