I’m not saying it is historically accurate, but I would encourage anyone who didn’t experience interactions with law enforcement pre-9/11 (in the US) to watch early seasons of Law & Order.
replyIt is pretty informative, even in the dramatic context of the show, to see police interactions and the respect for / erosion of individual rights when you view the seasons before 9/11/2001 and after 9/11/2001.
Yeah, after the initial shock and horror of seeing the Twin Towers go down was an overwhelming sense of dread in how that was going to justify an aggressive police state.
replySpecifically you had to do those things and not be in the US military, or in a military geopolitically aligned with the US.
replyYeah really does show you how it's now (actually for some time) just a label, conveniently morphing over time for people/groups you don't like, losing any actual meaning because it's applied so liberally.
replyAnd it's ironic because there are clearly "real terrorists" (i.e. 9/11 guys).
It hasn't been though. These clowns are just using the term disingenuously.
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