fun fact there was a time when americans weren't expected to accept a global network of secret torture camps as a given akin to the sun rising at dawn

coeliacmccarthy [he/him]@hexbear.net · edit-2 4 months ago

fun fact there was a time when americans weren't expected to accept a global network of secret torture camps as a given akin to the sun rising at dawn

NewLeaf@hexbear.net · edit-2 4 months ago

I was 13 around 9/11 and even back then, I could see the slippery slope of the word “terrorist” being bandied about any time someone ran up against state dept talking points. Now here we are. You’re a terrorist for protesting. You’re a terrorist for wanting less war. You’re a terrorist for drinking boba on a Tuesday…