It amazes me how the racism embedded in our theoretical "equality" prevents people from talking about the real threat here. Sure, there's the philosophical los

It amazes me how the racism embedded in our theoretical "equality" prevents people from talking about the real threat here. Sure, there's the philosophical loss of privacy and the threat of fear-based self-censorship. But the real people under attack are those with tenuous immigration status, low income and/or affiliation with minority communities. These are the people the US has been terrorizing since 9/11, yet don't have enough social capital to get the media (or HN) involved when they're illegally searched and wrongfully accused.