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I was so used to fear of immigrants being used to simply win votes that I overlooked how effective it would be at justifying surveillance that would otherwise b
by add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
I was so used to fear of immigrants being used to simply win votes that I overlooked how effective it would be at justifying surveillance that would otherwise be unpopular with the constituents of both parties.
- waitwot 1y agoWe also were so afraid of economic irrelevance we let them financially engineer the deflation of the majority's buying power. Inflation is ~300% since 1980. Sheer coincidence this aligns neatly with Boomers coming of age and assuming political power, I'm sure.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoWe have had mass surveillance for a generation now. It would be great if they used it for mass deportations.
- TitaRusell 1y agoYeah but then Americans would have to do the jobs illegal immigrants are doing. Even Trump had to admit that maybe the US needed work camps instead of deporting them.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoWe'll decide which jobs we want to work, thank you.