Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL That the government's mass surveillance programs operating under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, have never stopped an act of terrorism.www.aclu.orgexternal-linkmessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up11.23Karrow-down116file-text
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1external-linkTIL That the government's mass surveillance programs operating under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, have never stopped an act of terrorism.www.aclu.orgAnonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square253fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaycakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoTerrorism is such a helpful tool, that if there weren’t terrorists, they’d invent them. And they do. Witness MAGA’s obsession with manifesting ANTIFA out of thin air.
minus-squarePoloniousmonk@autistics.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day ago@BarneyPiccolo @switcheroo Step back a bit. America probably gave the Saudi royals a trillion dollars over the decades, which they used to spread militant Wahibism across the Middle East.
minus-squarececinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-222 hours agoNot even necessary. Just look at FBI SOP.
Terrorism is such a helpful tool, that if there weren’t terrorists, they’d invent them.
And they do. Witness MAGA’s obsession with manifesting ANTIFA out of thin air.
@BarneyPiccolo @switcheroo
Step back a bit. America probably gave the Saudi royals a trillion dollars over the decades, which they used to spread militant Wahibism across the Middle East.
Not even necessary. Just look at FBI SOP.