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The article is a little light on details, but I can’t help wondering why, especially given the massive amounts of resources and funding going into surveillance
by whoisburbansky 6y ago
The article is a little light on details, but I can’t help wondering why, especially given the massive amounts of resources and funding going into surveillance and intelligence gathering post 9/11.
- whymauri 6y agothat's why it's called security theater
- Ericson2314 6y agoYup! We've wasted trillions and eroded civil libertries for basically no upside. Please, let it sink in.
- kmbfjr 6y agoExactly. Meanwhile, the militias in Michigan who view Terry Nichols as a martyr, continue weekend training in the national forests of Michigan.
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- wwright 6y agoBecause after 9/11 we spent twenty years pretending that brown men are the perpetrators of mass violence in this country
- dylan604 6y agoAfter OKC bombing, the Eye of Sauron turned to the militias as the world witnessed what happens when they are left unchecked. Then, 9/11 happened, and the Eye of Sauron turned away from domestic terrorism. Unfortunately, Sauron can only look in one place at a time, and is apparently unable to scan and must stare at one thing at a time.
- disgrunt 6y agoFunny, because I saw a lot of white people among Antifa and BLM violently protesting this summer. But that pretty much went unchecked for months. A few blocks of Seattle were even left to these protesters.