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Yeah, I just love The Patriot Act. I mean, who cares if the government can break into my house, look at my library records and even listen in on my telephone conversations all without my knowledge. Hell, they don't even have to show a judge suspicion of illegal activity.

Just go ahead and bend that 4th Amendment right over and fuck it really hard.

As far as "getting over it," that we have to make sacrifices; at what point do you think our "sacrifices" take away the very meaning of being an American?

Anybody ever read "1984?"
we're basically living in 1984 right now, with some hints of brave new world, but we're not that far along, yet...but it's come about so slowly and been used as a response and tool to fight terrorism, that people don't care. they will give up all of their rights if they think terrorism is really that much of a threat.

here we are losing our constitution and bill of rights...to fight those evil freedom hating terrorists...section 802 of the patriot act, like has finally been admitted by the DoD, says any violation of state or federal law can be considered terrorism. crime is terrorism...watch for those phrases to be repeated on all the mainstream channels...to drill that into peoples' heads. to fight 'terrorism AND crime...'...over and over...

we just haven't reached the level of mass arrests yet and persecution. the patriot act makes the American Revolution an Act of Terrorism. how dare they try to change their tyrannical government. terrorists. and then when people finally wake up and realize who's behind the terrorism to get control of the US (it' ain't muslims), and they want to fight back...the police states' been militarized and there are robots walking around on the street, and they'll be a terrorist if they fight back.

the constant threat and veil of terrorism is being used to condition us to accept a martial law type government, slowly but surely...if people can't see how things have changed even in the last 20 years...come on, open your eyes.

wow, who really stands to gain from the terrorism? i'm not afraid of muslims, i'm afraid of rich world bankers in suits who don't care about laws, among others.

at what point do you think our "sacrifices" take away the very meaning of being an American?

that question you asked gets to a key point in this whole war on terror...doesn't it?
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