I deliberately didn't give historical examples, because I think many people dismiss them as "Oh but that was in the past - we know better now, and there's no chance of that repeating." - they feel too distant, almost abstract.
And honestly, I mostly think they'll probably turn out to be correct - for those specific cases, for their countries. What I think will happen is some new group will be targeted - political, social, or ethnic. People that shouted a bit too loud at G20 protests, or condemned US involvement in the middle east too harshly, or published cracks for DRM.
To convince them, you have to give examples of things that are at risk right now. Show them the gun pointed at their head, not the abandoned gunpowder refinery nearby, and tales of how it might start up again.
> And honestly, I mostly think they'll probably turn out to be correct - for those specific cases, for their countries. What I think will happen is some new group will be targeted
The current trend globally is for discrimination against LGBTQ to increase...
That's why I said 'for their countries'. In most of the West, LGBTQ discrimination is decreasing. Because if you look globally, then all sorts of innocent people are at risk , and the need for privacy is obvious - look at China or Russia. But the people making 'nothing to hide' arguments live in the here and now - sure, gays might need privacy in Russia, but we're not Russia lol
Yeah but if people had known earlier about how widespread homosexuality was - They would have realised how little it means in the context of all the other stuff that people do; it would have been accepted sooner.
Such as whistleblowing, investigative journalism, and union organizing?