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I think there are good reasons to be skeptical. The USA PATRIOT act was rushed through congress in a previous crisis and it took nearly 20 years before it stopp
by fredophile 6y ago
I think there are good reasons to be skeptical. The USA PATRIOT act was rushed through congress in a previous crisis and it took nearly 20 years before it stopped being reauthorized.
- causalmodels 6y agoI think your comparison misses the fact that COVID measures are largely decentralized because they require the agreement and participation of everyday people to be effective whereas the PATRIOT act centralized authority and control. As a result, the COVID measures basically lack enforcement mechanisms that could continue to exists after the pandemic ends.