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Both parties have been complicit in creating the power structure that enables surveillance - it's certainly is not something new. It has been growing ever sinc
by jamroom 10y ago
Both parties have been complicit in creating the power structure that enables surveillance - it's certainly is not something new. It has been growing ever since WWII and supported by both parties. Neither party wants to be seen as anti-military, and a lot of the technology used for domestic spying originated in the military (or as off shoots of the military). Saying that liberals created that power structure is disingenuous.
- csallen 10y agoExactly. It's totally inaccurate to blame our domestic spying apparatus on liberal initiatives to protect human rights. It's the inevitable result of fearful citizens on both sides of the aisle ceding their rights in response to war, terrorism, and foreign enemies.
- afsina 10y agoPerhaps they did not create the beast, but they wholeheartedly wanted federal government to be bigger.