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I said that European countries are moving in that direction. Not that we are tyrannical yet. Although France with its permanent Extraordinary Circumstances sinc
by venomsnake 10y ago
I said that European countries are moving in that direction. Not that we are tyrannical yet. Although France with its permanent Extraordinary Circumstances since Paris ...
But if in 2050 I live in united authoritarian Europe, I won't be surprised the least.
- _98fj 10y agoI understand. But still: the US has homeland security, the patriot act and so on. Aren't those rights like "permanent extraordinary circumstances"? We don't have anything in that magnitude. I think it's actually way easier to defend yourself against the state here, than in the US.
- venomsnake 10y agoWell the US have headstart before us. But as with electric grid voltage, telephones and wall sockets - we the europeans take their innovation and do it right. Everything you say is true. But I think that adding yet to the end of each statement is not great stretch.
- _98fj 10y agoYou know, I don't think europe's immediate future is pretty either. But I don't think there will be much more oppression of it's citizens. I think the borders will be closed and immigration forced to stop. After that happens people will be content enough to stop leaning further to the right.