Paul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoIt’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracynewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1511arrow-down126
arrow-up1485arrow-down1external-linkIt’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracynewrepublic.comPaul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square150fedilink
minus-squareMk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up47arrow-down2·3 days agoI would trace it back to September 11, 2001 at least. Specifically, the highly authoritarian response to that. There’s a direct line from what the US government started doing then to what they’re doing now.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThe patriot act was being prepared long before 9/11.
minus-squarethefluffiest@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days agoYes indeed. Bin Laden can be proud, the terrorists won
minus-squareStephenMillersBarbie@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days agodeleted by creator
I would trace it back to September 11, 2001 at least. Specifically, the highly authoritarian response to that. There’s a direct line from what the US government started doing then to what they’re doing now.
The patriot act was being prepared long before 9/11.
Yes indeed. Bin Laden can be proud, the terrorists won
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