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dixiegrrrrl

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8. Remember right after 9-11 how fast the Patriot Act was passed?

Reply to moondust (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 10:41 PM

Dec 2015

It was written and ready to go, just witting for the right reason to use.

Various countries are using the by now decades long terror card to curb rights and liberties.
And yet, strangely enough, with all the spying they already have been doing, they were surprised by the most recent attacks?
Even tho they can, a day after the attacks, claim to have tracked down the evil doer's communications???

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France is "considering blocking" Tor and banning public Wi-Fi connections,says blog. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 OP

Some US leaders are also concerned about terrorist use of internet 6chars Dec 2015 #1

Gah. Fuck the 'other side'. Law enforcement would happily do away with miranda, due process, X_Digger Dec 2015 #2

Fascists like to talk about "evolving threats." LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #5

That might well be the standard bearer of our party 6chars Dec 2015 #6

Someone doesn't understand technology TampaAnimusVortex Dec 2015 #3

Aye. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #4

2011 attempt in Denmark. moondust Dec 2015 #7

Remember right after 9-11 how fast the Patriot Act was passed? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #8

If the RW parties in Europe make big gains, moondust Dec 2015 #9

them worms are all over the place now nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #10

We've got Trump over here, and it looks like the French have their fascists too. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #11

You mean the few civil liberties we have left after Bush/Cheney reign? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #13

TOR? yesterday's news... JCMach1 Dec 2015 #12