Pretty hilarious that you have to reach back 25 years for one iffy example that happened right after we had the largest terrorist attack in the history of the earth. It was absolutely a knee-jerk reaction, and wasn't the norm, it's very much the exception.
Please cite something from the last 5 or 10 years. I couldn't find anything recent to support your claim.
It's absolutely an iffy example, I told you exactly why - you had to reach back a quarter century to find anything, and it was a knee-jerk reaction to a catastrophic terrorist attack. You can't really defend that by saying "canonical". You aren't a serious person if you're citing it here. *Today's Democrats are not the Democrats from 25 years ago after a stinging terrorist attack.*
Asking for an example from the last 10 years isn't moving a goalpost, it's a reasonable thing to ask. I searched and I couldn't find anything that would support your claim.
I mean, why didn't you reach back further before the Southern Strategy. Sure, then I have no doubt that Democrats would fit into your cherry-picking.
Until you provide a recent example, this pointless internet interaction is over.
It's really just a sign that America has definitively and unequivocally entered it's cultural endgame. Of course American citizens are happy to violate the 'rights' of other Americans; being American in 2026 means absolutely nothing other than being able to tribally pick a side that claims to be the "real Americans" fighting for "what's right". Agents of the state are more than happy to leverage their positions of authority if it means they can grab a small win for their side.
Of course, Snowden gave us definitive proof back in 2013 that 'rights' were being systematically violated for arbitrary purposes. But, no one dares be objective about world events lest they accidentally seed territory to their enemy! "But we can use that for XYZ if we get in!" says the American with glee.
If Americans could be honest with themselves, they would realize national collapse is imminent within a decade. The only path forward is treating those around you with respect such that community is preemptively fostered before it is invariably required for survival.
Not sure what way you’re trying to land with this rhetorical question, but the Republicans, right? Biden took office in January 2021, and vaccines began to roll out around April.
I would recommend “Means of Control” for a more clear picture of how the surveillance state works today. Here is a review: https://reason.com/2024/02/27/the-spy-in-your-pocket/
The current situation is a result of a nearly unanimous Washington consensus regarding this issue. Not one party vs another.
>The current situation is a result of a nearly unanimous Washington consensus regarding this issue. Not one party vs another.
That's nonsense and the voting record proves you wrong.
Please link to any privacy related vote that hurts the public where "both sides" voted for it.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes#category[]=3,1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act
The senate vote for the patriot act was 98 to 1.
Pretty hilarious that you have to reach back 25 years for one iffy example that happened right after we had the largest terrorist attack in the history of the earth. It was absolutely a knee-jerk reaction, and wasn't the norm, it's very much the exception.
Please cite something from the last 5 or 10 years. I couldn't find anything recent to support your claim.
We don’t need to keep chasing this moving goalpost.
The Patriot Act is not an “iffy example”. It is the canonical one, and was subsequently reauthorized in bipartisan votes.
It's absolutely an iffy example, I told you exactly why - you had to reach back a quarter century to find anything, and it was a knee-jerk reaction to a catastrophic terrorist attack. You can't really defend that by saying "canonical". You aren't a serious person if you're citing it here. *Today's Democrats are not the Democrats from 25 years ago after a stinging terrorist attack.*
Asking for an example from the last 10 years isn't moving a goalpost, it's a reasonable thing to ask. I searched and I couldn't find anything that would support your claim.
I mean, why didn't you reach back further before the Southern Strategy. Sure, then I have no doubt that Democrats would fit into your cherry-picking.
Until you provide a recent example, this pointless internet interaction is over.
It's really just a sign that America has definitively and unequivocally entered it's cultural endgame. Of course American citizens are happy to violate the 'rights' of other Americans; being American in 2026 means absolutely nothing other than being able to tribally pick a side that claims to be the "real Americans" fighting for "what's right". Agents of the state are more than happy to leverage their positions of authority if it means they can grab a small win for their side.
Of course, Snowden gave us definitive proof back in 2013 that 'rights' were being systematically violated for arbitrary purposes. But, no one dares be objective about world events lest they accidentally seed territory to their enemy! "But we can use that for XYZ if we get in!" says the American with glee.
If Americans could be honest with themselves, they would realize national collapse is imminent within a decade. The only path forward is treating those around you with respect such that community is preemptively fostered before it is invariably required for survival.
Huh? These warrantless phone searches happened in the tens of thousands under the previous admin.
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"Ah, yes- let's compare an unpredictable once in a century worldwide event to a political party's long list of historical behavior."
I see the sibling comments pointing out how American Freedom mostly cashes out as the freedom to not give a fuck about others are not wrong.
Not sure what way you’re trying to land with this rhetorical question, but the Republicans, right? Biden took office in January 2021, and vaccines began to roll out around April.