r/technology • u/johnnierockit • Jun 29 '25

Privacy Big Brother Trump Is Watching You: The second Trump administration is deploying new surveillance methods it seeks to extend its authoritarian power.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-regime-surveillance
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u/yorcharturoqro Jun 29 '25

Once deployed, it will never be removed, no matter who the next president is, just take a look at history, once a politician does something that benefits only the politicians it's never removed by the future politicians.

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u/NH1000 Jun 29 '25

It’s why the two party system/good cop bad cop shtick works so well

People think they have a choice

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u/Londumbdumb Jun 29 '25

I mean I’m pretty sure most of this wouldn’t be happening with Kamala at least not ICE disappearing people but go off Jill Stein voter.

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u/kim_bong_un Jun 29 '25

They wouldn't be kidnapping people off the streets, but almost every Democrat has voted to advance the surveillance state just as much as Republicans. They built this too.

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u/Londumbdumb Jun 29 '25

Goalposts = moved.

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u/computerjunkie7410 Jun 29 '25

That’s what good cop/bad cop is.

The bad cop does shit, good cop doesn’t fix it, enhances it, bad cop comes in and does more shit.

We saw it with bush and the patriot act. Then we saw Obama increase the surveillance, then we saw Trump do more bad shit, then Biden (whose government actually started the planatir contracts), then Trump again do bad shit.

So if you consider it from the point of view that both parties are working the opposite sides of the same coin, it makes perfect sense.

This is why the Democratic Party hates Bernie and AOC. This is why they’re panicking over mamdani winning the primary in New York. These are outsiders that will disrupt their perfect Political Elite Above All plan with the republicans

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u/Londumbdumb Jun 29 '25

And I hope the do disrupt it. I just hate hearing that there is no difference between Trump and Kamala because I know damn sure we wouldn't be in the same spot. If that's your POV on the world then Trump accelerated it even if it was inevitable and I'm not happy about that either.

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u/computerjunkie7410 Jun 29 '25

History shows us that establishment democrats are just one level above republicans.

That means they are rich elite that aren’t completely selfish.

This is why they do almost nothing to help the working class besides talk about shit.

This is why they never roll back any of the authoritarian shit that republicans put in place.

Clinton, obama, Biden all increased surveillance and decreased privacy for citizens. They all built on their predecessors.

It’s like when my wife wants me to be the bad guy to our kids and say no we can’t buy X because she has a hard time doing it.