This fight has been lost since 9-12. Complaining to congressmen, going to court, or any other legal means of fighting this are futile. Because the vast majority of technologically ignorant, middle aged and elderly, terrified xenophobes are convinced that dubious promises of security and safety are worth any concessions. This is the cold war generation. If you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide. They've been brought up and taught to fear external threats, and the nineties were just a brief repose between the cold war and the new war. And their mindless herd mentality and passive approval are more than enough to support the leaders of this once great nation while they demolish what last vestiges of our rights remain.
And like I said, the battle is lost. Governments do not relinquish power. Ever. They start with some, in the case of America, not much, and they accumulate authority. And eventually they collapse or are overthrown. But they do not surrender territory. Maybe a small tactical retreat, but it never lasts long.
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This fight has been lost since 9-12. Complaining to congressmen, going to court, or any other legal means of fighting this are futile. Because the vast majority of technologically ignorant, middle aged and elderly, terrified xenophobes are convinced that dubious promises of security and safety are worth any concessions. This is the cold war generation. If you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to hide. They've been brought up and taught to fear external threats, and the nineties were just a brief repose between the cold war and the new war. And their mindless herd mentality and passive approval are more than enough to support the leaders of this once great nation while they demolish what last vestiges of our rights remain.
And like I said, the battle is lost. Governments do not relinquish power. Ever. They start with some, in the case of America, not much, and they accumulate authority. And eventually they collapse or are overthrown. But they do not surrender territory. Maybe a small tactical retreat, but it never lasts long.