ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAfter Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'www.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down18
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkAfter Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'www.nbcnews.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squarepenquin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI don’t know much about the US politics before 2010, that’s when I migrated to the US.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-21 year agoBasically anything was approved as long as it was framed as national security. The terrorists won with 9/11
minus-squarepenquin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOh yeah, I’ve heard about that from some YouTube folks. Isn’t that when the patriot act was started when the government started reading people’s texts and listening to their phone calls ever since?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYup, it was the catalyst that led us to where we’re at. It let the government seize unconstitutional levels of power.
minus-squarepenquin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMan, next 4 years are going to be very interesting
I don’t know much about the US politics before 2010, that’s when I migrated to the US.
Basically anything was approved as long as it was framed as national security.
The terrorists won with 9/11
Oh yeah, I’ve heard about that from some YouTube folks. Isn’t that when the patriot act was started when the government started reading people’s texts and listening to their phone calls ever since?
Yup, it was the catalyst that led us to where we’re at. It let the government seize unconstitutional levels of power.
Man, next 4 years are going to be very interesting