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That's the logic that gave us the PATRIOT Act, the full consequences of which have yet to be understood.

I'm not from the US so I have no idea what's the history of the PATRIOT Act, but I get the concept, it's just F*ed up and we cant do shit about it

Created after the 9/11 plane hijackings, people were scared.

“Never let a good crisis go to waste“ comes to mind.