2/14/12 /r/politics: "Flying the Fascist Skies | Drones are now to spy on Americans"
reddit.com/r/politics/comments/pozy8/flying_t...Posted Feb 14, 2012, 4:53 PM UTC
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Ok, the best part of this is that the top post is debunking claims this is gonna lead to a fascist state, and a guy named RONPAUL1776 keeps trying to justify how this is the end. I can't tell if he's a troll, or really that stupid, I'm leaning towards number 2.
When RONPAUL1776 rambles about how every law made is working us towards being literally Hitler, logic comes up and restores my faith in humanity:
Sodomy was legalized, Marijuana was decriminalized in many states, and medical marijuana is now legal in a few. In New York there was a huge police brutality crack down, things are far from perfect but it's much better than what it was in the 90s. Concealed-Carry permits are now the norm, that would be unthinkable in a fascist police state, Hitler and Mussolini would never allow it. In 2009 the incarceration rate went down for the first time in decades. If you think this is a fascist-like law enforcement network, talk to someone who lived in Germany or Italy in the 1930s
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He's a troll, a pretty good one at that.
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A sensationalist title linking to a sensationalist article that links to a much more measured article discussing the actual nature of the FAA Reauthorization Act and the legitimate concerns of privacy advocates.
Why not link to the original article?
Because r/politics, that's why. "Creeping fascism" all day, every day.
Yeah, I've been really disappointed by Reddit's reaction to the FAA Reauthorization Act. Instead of paying attention to the great things it does like funding the NextGen modernization plans and preventing Congress from having to pass stopgap bills every few months for the next few years like it has been doing, Reddit gets distracted by this one rider that probably won't even affect them.