It is really difficult to get a single person to change their mind about something. Even more difficult to get large groups to change their collective opinion.
Theoretical concerns about how a program might be abused are much less convincing to people than actual abuses. It isn't surprising to me that people who discounted the possiblity of abuse in the past might now think differently about it (politicians and public citizens alike) when presented with actual overreach or even abuse.
I don't think that is an example of hypocrisy though.
It is really difficult to get a single person to change their mind about something. Even more difficult to get large groups to change their collective opinion.
Theoretical concerns about how a program might be abused are much less convincing to people than actual abuses. It isn't surprising to me that people who discounted the possiblity of abuse in the past might now think differently about it (politicians and public citizens alike) when presented with actual overreach or even abuse.
I don't think that is an example of hypocrisy though.