paul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoIt’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracynewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square150linkfedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down126
arrow-up1476arrow-down1external-linkIt’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracynewrepublic.compaul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square150linkfedilink
minus-squareMk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down2·7 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-up2·6 days agoThe patriot act was being prepared long before 9/11.
minus-squarethefluffiest@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 days agoYes indeed. Bin Laden can be proud, the terrorists won
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