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5. It is always important to voice one's outrage only when it is fashionable...

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 09:56 AM

Jul 2013

... to do so. Ask the Premature Anti-Fascists. Those of us who declared on 9/11 that the Government now had a blank check to dismantle the Constitution were looked at mostly with condescending pity, if not genuine outrage.

"The system failed us," forsooth? The Patriot Act was passed by a majority of the size usually only seen in third-world Presidential elections. Our legislature couldn't sign on the dotted line fast enough.

-- Mal

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A Patriot Act History Lesson: How Prescient Warnings Were Mocked [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jul 2013 OP

Indeed. K&R. n/t Melinda Jul 2013 #1

Our system failed us. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #2

It can't happen here. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #3

yeah, we're Murkans, goddammit! lastlib Jul 2013 #4

"We told you so", would ever so much more satisfying if they would then Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #6

Well, since you've been right about everything else, what do you think should be done now? AlbertCat Jul 2013 #11

I hope you feel better now. The fact is that we've been right all along and the so-called Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #12

It is always important to voice one's outrage only when it is fashionable... malthaussen Jul 2013 #5

....... daleanime Jul 2013 #7

Yes, the mocking continues, because they have no real argument. bemildred Jul 2013 #8

K&R G_j Jul 2013 #9

The loud mocking from enemies of the constitution who cower in fear of terorrists. L0oniX Jul 2013 #10

k&r for the "attack the messenger" crowd that's quite active tonight. nt Electric Monk Jul 2013 #13