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There's nothing new about government targeting of dissidents. The worst case scenario there played out in the fifties with McCarthy. Society survived.
by vinceguidry 8y ago
There's nothing new about government targeting of dissidents. The worst case scenario there played out in the fifties with McCarthy. Society survived.
- jstanley 8y ago"Society survived" is a pretty low bar to set. Why not aim for "innocent people don't face negative consequences for harmless acts"?
- vinceguidry 8y agoThe bar is getting ordinary people to be concerned about the possibility for America to turn into dystopia. While yours is a laudable goal, it's well within the ability of our existing political-economic system to ratchet closer to over time.