paul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoIt’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracynewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square151linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 9 days agomessage-square151linkfedilink
minus-squareMk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up47arrow-down2·9 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-squarethefluffiest@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 days agoYes indeed. Bin Laden can be proud, the terrorists won
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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoThe patriot act was being prepared long before 9/11.
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.
Yes indeed. Bin Laden can be proud, the terrorists won
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The patriot act was being prepared long before 9/11.