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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I always held that 9/11 was dubious. Not an "inside job" per se, but definitely a case of "we're gonna turn our backs for just a second, and you terrorists better not do something silly while we're not looking!"

But why? What they won letting that happen?

[–] SuperIce 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The Patriot Act gives the government practically unlimited permission to spy on all citizens. It was created and passed as a result of 9/11.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Created before 9/11

[–] SuperIce 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was introduced on October 23rd 2001 in direct response to the 9/11 attack and signed into law on 26th.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995 had many of its rejected proposals recycled as the USAPATRIOT Act of 2001

[–] IndiBrony 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't doubt that many proposals were made well before 9/11, but that attack certainly proved a catalyst in getting them approved.

Basically: we want to control citizens > citizens don't want to be controlled > create a scenario in which they want to be controlled > control citizens

Might take a few years between implementation and the desired result, but politics is always a slow march towards authoritarianism.

Also, the fact it was labelled as the counter terrorism act. Not much call for a counter terrorism act of there isn't much terrorism happening. No better way to say "we need this" than an actual terrorist attack happening.