Reply to post: I hope that we're watching this in the States

I hope that we're watching this in the States

I hope that the populace south of you is watching this and how it goes., but I know better. The people aren't paying attention. We're in the same boat (or one like it) and while maybe not as bad yet, it will be. How our neighbor to the north deals with this will set a precedent for our government. Scary times, indeed.

In many ways, the Arab Spring reference is good in that it epitomizes the way things spread... In this case, one democracy becomes more repressive, the others follow all in the name of the security theater. Before we know it, we'll be worse off than the regimes we rail against.

While we all blame politicians for these shenanigans, much of this is the result of the effort of corporations and their lobbyists. What's good for corporates isn't (usually) good for the people and what's going on to our north is a good example of what's going on here. No longer are terrorists classified by political leanings but by their stance on the corporations.