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Gluttony has always been a human failing. The National Security State is a relatively new one.
by ferdo 13y ago
Gluttony has always been a human failing. The National Security State is a relatively new one.
- adestefan 13y agoCan you please pinpoint the year that you think the "National Security State" is new? Because it's been going on since time immemorial.
- ferdo 13y agoThe National Security Act of 1947 is the beginning of the modern American national security state. Compare to human gluttony, it's a relative newcomer.
- mpyne 13y agoYou would be thrilled about what the ancient Romans did then. But if you want to stick with the U.S., you might find that stuff that President Lincoln did quite atrocious from a civil liberties point of view as well.
- ferdo 13y agoI'm well aware of the history of espionage, thanks. Lincoln and the Romans had no wires to tap, hence the "modern" national security state.