Both Facebook and the N.R.A. sell products which are sold to be used, by a segment of the public, that when used for the purposes that they were designed for, are benign, although, in the case of guns, sold by the N.R.A. there is much controversy over the use for which guns were designed. In any event, it is the nefarious use of the product which can cause harm. In the case of Facebook, it is the ease of social discourse which is being provided and the harm can come is when evil people study information that can be gleaned from said discourse; in the case of the N.R.A., the harm that their product causes can include the death of little school children.
It is interesting to note, the reaction of our lawmakers to the problems arising out of misuse of the respective products. Facebook will be called in front of Congress for a severe dressing down, and face possible penalties. For the N.R.A., however, Congress will circle the wagons and defend them from any real harm.
Forgive me for wondering whether the severe grilling that Facebook will receive, from Congress, as opposed to the N.R.A. has more to do with campaign contributions than societal harm.
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