<instructions>Your goal is to analyze the following comment and estimate how highly it will be upvoted by the Hacker News community.</instructions><comment><author>jxf</author><text>Certainly, but the point here is that it suppresses some opinions much more effectively than others.&lt;p&gt;If your opinion is already popular, you don&amp;#x27;t have to be brave: you know it&amp;#x27;s out there.&lt;p&gt;If your opinion is unpopular, knowing someone&amp;#x27;s watching may silence it altogether.</text><parent_chain><item><author>USANEEDSHELP</author><text>Mass surveillance is meant to work against anybody and everybody</text></item><item><author>akerro</author><text>Mass surveillance was created to work against minorities:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;McCarthyism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;McCarthyism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theguardian.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;feb&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;canada-environmental-activism-threat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theguardian.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;feb&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;canada-en...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;overland.org.au&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;surveillance-of-activists-is-about-to-get-much-much-worse&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;overland.org.au&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;surveillance-of-activists-is...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eff.org&amp;#x2F;deeplinks&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;fbis-suicide-letter-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-dangers-unchecked-surveillance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eff.org&amp;#x2F;deeplinks&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;fbis-suicide-letter-dr...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain></comment><story><title>Mass surveillance silences minority opinions, according to study</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/03/28/mass-surveillance-silences-minority-opinions-according-to-study/</url></story>
<instructions>Your goal is to analyze the following comment and estimate how highly it will be upvoted by the Hacker News community.</instructions><comment><author>guelo</author><text>That makes no sense. Why would mass surveillance be used against people that support the regime?</text><parent_chain><item><author>USANEEDSHELP</author><text>Mass surveillance is meant to work against anybody and everybody</text></item><item><author>akerro</author><text>Mass surveillance was created to work against minorities:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;McCarthyism&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;McCarthyism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theguardian.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;feb&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;canada-environmental-activism-threat&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theguardian.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;feb&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;canada-en...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;overland.org.au&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;surveillance-of-activists-is-about-to-get-much-much-worse&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;overland.org.au&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;07&amp;#x2F;surveillance-of-activists-is...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eff.org&amp;#x2F;deeplinks&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;fbis-suicide-letter-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-and-dangers-unchecked-surveillance&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eff.org&amp;#x2F;deeplinks&amp;#x2F;2014&amp;#x2F;11&amp;#x2F;fbis-suicide-letter-dr...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain></comment><story><title>Mass surveillance silences minority opinions, according to study</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/03/28/mass-surveillance-silences-minority-opinions-according-to-study/</url></story>