Things like the NSA, the patriot act, the later encarnations of the NDAA, are a result of the proclaimed "War on terror". That is effectively a war without end, kind of like the "war on drugs".
What should have been said is, "War on Al qaeda", Or " war on Osama Bin ladin".. SPECIFIC targets. When a "War on terror" was declared, what was really done, was the fabrication of a boogeyman to rally the people against a percieved enemy in order to give the government all the excuses it could ever need to do whatever it wants.
History has already spelled this out for us:
Quote:
Göring:
Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.
Gilbert:
There is one difference. In a democracy, the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare wars.
Göring:
Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.
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Doomed to repeat it, and all that.