>>9715810>2005False, it was 2001. Allowing your government to pass the PATRIOT Act was the moral equivalent of reverting to British rule and begging them to tax you further. From then on the USA became an irredeemable dystopia that has nothing to do with American values and the glowies just kept doubling down on it as there's no one to oppose them anymore. As of right now, they have a complete informational advantage over the entire nation and dissent is no longer possible as it can be predicted and prevented in its infancy. You're under a totalitarian regime and you don't even know it because the politicians keep pretending as if politics matters. There is a reason why neither Ron Paul nor Bernie, the black sheep of your ruling elite, will ever become president and why every single radical movement ends up being co-opted and run by glowing handlers. Your entire environment around you is controlled, yes, even and specifically /pol/.