ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAfter Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'www.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down18
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkAfter Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'www.nbcnews.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square127fedilink
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-21 month agoBasically anything was approved as long as it was framed as national security. The terrorists won with 9/11
minus-squarepenquin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoOh yeah, I’ve heard about that from some YouTube folks. Isn’t that when the patriot act was started when the government started reading people’s texts and listening to their phone calls ever since?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebarlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoYup, it was the catalyst that led us to where we’re at. It let the government seize unconstitutional levels of power.
minus-squarepenquin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoMan, next 4 years are going to be very interesting
Basically anything was approved as long as it was framed as national security.
The terrorists won with 9/11
Oh yeah, I’ve heard about that from some YouTube folks. Isn’t that when the patriot act was started when the government started reading people’s texts and listening to their phone calls ever since?
Yup, it was the catalyst that led us to where we’re at. It let the government seize unconstitutional levels of power.
Man, next 4 years are going to be very interesting