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25 years ago today, the USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush, authorizing indefinite detention without trial, warrantless surveillance and physical searches, and much more. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] 13 points 1 week ago (6 children)

lol. with a name like patriot act and freedom act you can't oppose it without loosing political points...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago*

    Same as with all the children-safety bullshit lately. They intentionally name it something that you would be insane to disagree with. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE AGAINST THE CHILD SAFETY ACT, ARE YOU A PEDOPHILE?" No, I just refuse to scan my face for my 19 year old e-mail account you dickhead.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    War Is Peace.
    Freedom Is Slavery.
    Ignorance Is Strength.

    Neither Dubya nor Trump have invented this.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    No but that’s not stopping them from using it.

    V for Vendetta hit theaters 4 years after 9/11 and even though it was an old story, those of us who’d protested the war in Iraq and before that, Bush’s steeling of the election, saw ourselves in that story.

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