> This is not true. Although some policies and attitudes have changed since 9/11, US society has not fundamentally changed and the major problems pre-9/11 are the same post-9/11.
We have way more problems after 9-11. We've invented more problems, starting with the TSA that nudiescans and molests people -- the Patriot act, spying on Americans, other fear mongering.
I've noticed that some people have a certain color blindness when it comes to these security/privacy issues. They just don't see them or "get" them. No amount of increased government intrusion would affect them unless it happens to them very personally and viscerally.
Even after a dramatic event, it's unlikely that they'll realize that they willingly walked all the steps to get to the point where they were suddenly and massively violated by the State. They'll look to blame other factors that they weren't responsible for supporting.
The US gov't has always engaged in the practices you mention against the people, although this has expanded since 9/11. The point is that this behavior isn't fundamentally different from past policies and doesn't represent a major change in the how the US operates (obviously this is a problem).
> The US gov't has always engaged in the practices you mention against the people, although this has expanded since 9/11.
Whoa! There used to be executive orders prohibiting assassination. There also used to be a prohibition on the CIA spying domestically. They had to pass a law that retroactively made it legal for the Telcos to hand over call data. Torture wasn't legal until Bush Jr.
