Post 911 we became a federal security state. Which worked for while to fight external terror threats. Then it turned inwards. We should have seen it coming. I’m guilty too.
Well, we were all traumatized by 9/11. In the traumatized mindset we were all in, it’s tough to see the whole picture.
“Post 911 we became a federal security state. “
Bush’s Patriot Act. We knew that intrusion into our lives wouldn’t end well even though some believed it made sense at the time. Giving the government more power never ends well.
Every time gov’t comes up with a new rule or law, you have to ask yourself “How will it be if the other party is in power in the future?”