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by arrowsmith 791 days ago
what does the Patriot Act have to do with global warming?
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CatWChainsaw 791 days ago
I'm guessing that Need Oil + Need Excuse for War To Get Oil + Need Excuse To Create Surveillance Dragnet kind of all got amalgamated?

It's certainly not causative, and I don't see the steps from A to B.

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VFIT7CTO77TOC 790 days ago
There's this bad thing, terrorism. Worry not! We have the solution which is warrantless mass surveillance of Americans. If you aren't with us you are a bad person.
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arrowsmith 790 days ago
That doesn't answer my question.
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