By treating political beliefs as the “animating threads” of terrorism, NSPM-7 provides a pseudo-legal justification for the persecution of individuals and organizations on the basis of their political convictions.
“pre-action”: stop these things before they commit crimes.
This changes the state of things into truly thought policing, not through unspoken, implicit societal norms, but with the authority and blunt force of the regime’s might.
Yes. What was the name of that movie again… Anyhow this sort of shit has been quietly happening in many countries now, all at least partly inspired by the USA’s “War on Terrorism”.
Yes. What was the name of that movie again… Anyhow this sort of shit has been quietly happening in many countries now, all at least partly inspired by the USA’s “War on Terrorism”.
Minority Report is the name of the movie, for anyone curious.
Quietly because we were ashamed. Loud because now we’re proud of it.
I leave it to the public to judge which of those are better.