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dragoness_e) wrote2013-06-07 03:33 pm
dragoness_e) wrote2013-06-07 03:33 pm
Why I'm Cynical about Politics...
...When Obama talked about change, I really didn't think he meant "Bring back the Nixon White House" (and the Hoover-era FBI).
As someone who is old enough to remember Nixon's heyday, the parallels are disturbing:
- Enemies List
- Illegal surveillance of U.S. Citizens
- Use of federal law enforcement agencies to harass political enemies
- federal intelligence agencies that consider themselves above the law
- a "Justice" department that makes up the law as it goes along....
Even Nixon didn't use the military to assassinate U.S. citizens, though. That we know of.
As someone who is old enough to remember Nixon's heyday, the parallels are disturbing:
- Enemies List
- Illegal surveillance of U.S. Citizens
- Use of federal law enforcement agencies to harass political enemies
- federal intelligence agencies that consider themselves above the law
- a "Justice" department that makes up the law as it goes along....
Even Nixon didn't use the military to assassinate U.S. citizens, though. That we know of.