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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by rowanseymour on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:28AM (#13703826)
Only 19% of the US population voted for Trump, and only a portion of those actually wanted people to be harassed at airports. There are a lot bad things happening right now, but for the most part, the US hasn't changed fundamentally in the last month, and it's still full of great people and amazing places to visit.
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by NamTaf on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:33AM (#13703849)
This existed before Trump. That's why I said 'the last few years'. It seems like the US government has had a steady drift towards police state for some time. This is reflected in many facets of the government's approach to authority, for exmaple the militarisation of police forces, border controls, TSA, etc. etc.
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by rowanseymour on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:59AM (#13703967)
Fair point and I agree about that steady drift which I think really got going after 9/11.
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