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I believe strongly that most of this work has been done prior to the current president taking office. What you say may be true and we will see what comes in th
by ThinkBeat 1y ago
I believe strongly that most of this work has been done prior to
the current president taking office.
What you say may be true and we will see what comes in the future,
but dont for a moment believe that all these things are due to
the current, nor that previous was fighting to stop it.
- user982 1y agoMany of the weapons now wielded by Trump (ICE, AUMF, DHS, Guantanamo, etc) were introduced under Bush II.
- potato3732842 1y agoExactly. Everyone screeching now should have listened to those weirdo civil liberties people 20yr ago. You get the government you deserve. I hope we can get this authoritarian phase over with quickly so that the people who actually made decisions, if only as minor as voting, can suffer for them rather than die peacefully leaving future generations to sort it out.
- ThinkBeat 1y agoGiven that the majority of Republicans and Democrats have kept these programs alive, one way or another, does not fill with much hope on that front. Or put differently, enough Republicans and Democrats to keep it alive.