Are these people retarded? Did they forget Edward Snowden?
turning into? its been for a decade or more.
We are already there
Uh you mean since like, 2001?
And by US, the author means the world.
Uh, do the kids these days really not know about the post-9/11 Patriot Act?
Well Obama ‘fixed’ it.
Made it even more draconian but called it the Freedom Act.
Shit like that works every time.
God I miss the pre-9/11 US, when the worst thing happening was bad jokes on SNL about Bill Clinton and cigars.
Maybe not the best example.
At that time this sleezebag (and others with power) got away with a lot of sexual misconduct.
And in his case probably rapes.
Minimising it as him being some naughthy schoolboy and making jokes about is not really something I miss.
“Turning”?! “into”?!
ig neither the glowies, nor Snowden, nor Manning exist
wait US is putting surveillance on techno producers?
Is there a word for when the media is constantly like 3+ years behind with “warnings” like this? I mean Jesus Christ, turning into?
20+ years behind
Where are all the “nothing to hide” people now.
kinda been that way since 2001
Since a bit earlier or so I’ve read.
Every part of the world is. It’s not unique to the US. Laws need to be passed to stop this.
Yes. Unfortunately, these systems are also a great gift for any upcoming fascist regime (like the Trump junta currently) which will not only happily continue using the existing infrastructure but also extend it like mad.
Maybe humanity’s greatest weaknesses overall: the lack of foresight and the lack of wisdom learned from historic precedents (e.g. Nazi Germany? Forgotten by now). Everything’s always about short-term goals, ignoring any long-term disadvantages. See also: climate disaster.
That’s a capitalism weakness, not a human weakness though.
Same thing
Humans = capitalism ???
