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Why is there so little call for reform from congress and new administrations etc? Obama or Trump had no part in building the original system so why do they con
by hnaccy 6y ago
Why is there so little call for reform from congress and new administrations etc?
Obama or Trump had no part in building the original system so why do they continue it? Is the political class as a whole 100% on board with authoritarian, privacy invading, controlling America?
- vmception 6y agoRepresentatives don't want to be wrong if an attack happens afterwards. It is a prison of their own creation.
- mrguyorama 6y agoI'm pretty sure Obama genuinely believed the NSA and drone strikes were good things for the country, something I disagree with thoroughly
- phobosanomaly 6y agoApathy likely plays a large role. Most people don't care enough to bug politicians about it, so politicians don't do anything about it. Most people have zero clue what PRISM is, and they just don't care. They're trying to pay rent and make sure their kids are learning long division over Zoom.
- zepto 6y agoOne explanation would be some cabal or ‘the political class’ having an authoritarian agenda. The other would be that some of the danger is real and people in power are wary of giving up tools to fight it. Most likely both have significant truth.
- InitialLastName 6y agoAnd/or that it's a local jobs program for enough representatives' districts that cutting it is a no-go, the same issue as with many other military-industrial programs.
- the_only_law 6y ago> Is the political class as a whole 100% on board with authoritarian, privacy invading, controlling America? You might be shocked by how many regular citizens are fine with and support systems like these.