America is in chaos and the situation is ripe for the roll out of new authoritarian laws aimed at tackling the rise of ‘domestic terrorism’. Never mind that these plans were being drafted well in advance of the Capitol riot.
It’s been obvious for a long time that the best way to stop the rise of right-wing extremism in America that everyone’s so worried about today is not to pass a bunch of authoritarian laws, but to reverse the policies of soul-crushing neoliberalism and domestic austerity which led to Donald Trump. Instead of doing this, the next president is already pushing a Patriot Act sequel and reducing the stimulus checks he’d promised the public before he’s even been sworn in.
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