• Fandangalo@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Between this and the recent NSPM-7, the difference is the outward rhetorical combined with a directive of “pre-action”: stop these things before they commit crimes.

    This changes the state of things into truly thought policing, not through unspoken, implicit societal norms, but with the authority and blunt force of the regime’s might.

    It feels like we’re being fomented into a civil war while strategically weakening us on the global stage. It’s almost like the duty to the constitution & country has “left the chat.” I say “almost” because I have 3 kids and don’t want to be disappeared.

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      4 days ago

      “pre-action”: stop these things before they commit crimes.

      This changes the state of things into truly thought policing, not through unspoken, implicit societal norms, but with the authority and blunt force of the regime’s might.

      Yes. What was the name of that movie again… Anyhow this sort of shit has been quietly happening in many countries now, all at least partly inspired by the USA’s “War on Terrorism”.