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Americans are rejecting the national security state

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 weeks ago

You've got it the wrong way round, they're snickering because America has always been like this to people outside it's borders, and now it's coming home to roost. Do you really think people from Iraq or Chile or Indonesia think the US keeps it's bullshit confined within its borders?