The war on terror primed America for autocracy

	The war on terror primed America for autocracy(economist.com)
	282 points by andsoitis 112 days ago \| 270 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Patriot Act traded freedom for false security, as predicted long ago ↑Bin Laden's strategy to weaken America succeeded ↑The slide into autocracy was obvious and alienating at the time ↑Expansion of executive power is the root cause of creeping autocracy ↑Tools used against outgroups inevitably get turned on citizens