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    4230 days ago

    It’s never been about defeating those things, it’s about expanding power using them as an excuse.

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      2830 days ago

      Exactly.

      1. War on Drugs - reduce minority voice in government
      2. War on Terror - PATRIOT Act, or whatever its current incarnation is
      3. War on Woke - probably government access to medical records and/or privacy generally, but I guess we’ll see
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        1330 days ago

        War on Drugs - reduce minority voice in government

        And increase incarceration of certain people to expand legal slavery under the 13th amendment.

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          330 days ago

          expand legal slavery

          Maybe in some states, but in many (most?), they just become a burden on taxpayers.