Re:The Gentleperson's Guide To Forum Spies (2012)
by higherpurpose on Sunday March 02, 2014 @12:01PM
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It helps that US recently passed a law that allows the government to spread propaganda in US. And you just know that when something like that gets passed, it's probably been happening for at least 5-10 years.
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Re:The Gentleperson's Guide To Forum Spies (2012)
by sitkack on Sunday March 02, 2014 @12:05PM
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When the government passes laws that help itself or corporations, much of the time it is retroactive. To legitimize illegal or quasi-legal things that are already occurring.
I don't understand how a democracy can function with retroactive laws. With enough power, all actions can be legitimized in the future.