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If leaders wanted to improve security, and they knew how, they could do that, while simultaneously adding theatrics and populist talk to create the appearance o
by gohrt 13y ago
If leaders wanted to improve security, and they knew how, they could do that, while simultaneously adding theatrics and populist talk to create the appearance of security.
- beat 13y agoThey did what seemed obvious. They created a security bureaucracy, and gave it a ton of resources and a free hand. Now, they can't stop it without looking "soft on terror". This is how bureaucracy goes awry (see "War on Drugs" for another example).