• njm1314@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Is it a change of trajectory If instead of going down a long slope you turn down a road leading toward the edge of a cliff? Because while I agree about capitalism leading to inevitable horrific consequences there’s really no way to argue against 9/11 ushering in an age of utter Horrors when it came to civil rights.

    Of course you could also make the argument that the turn towards that Cliff was actually caused by the Supreme Court picking George W bush to be our president.

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      2 days ago

      Yeah that’s fair.

      These types of events are always used as an excuse to dial up invasive powers of government.