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Comment by goalieca

7 hours ago

I remember the patriot act.

In this very comment I started talking about the patriot act two or three times but kept deleting it because I didn't want to ramble. But yeah that's exactly what I was thinking of - for people who care about privacy and freedom it was really one of the worst pieces of legislation in modern US history, and permanently changed the country for the worse.

The Patriot Act is perfect example of the adage, "Never let a crisis go to waste."

  • Or rather "Always construct crises proportionate to the desired delta of the current Overton window's position".