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greenjar_01

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6. On the left, we often say that social programs, once passed are hard to take away

Reply to lordsummerisle (Original post)

Sun Jan 9, 2022, 02:25 PM

Jan 2022

The right's version of this is anything military or carceral. Once passed, it is difficult to unwind, politically. If Obamacare is the left version of a difficult to repeal social program, Guantanamo is the paradigm case of a military/carceral project that seemingly cannot be unwound. (The absurdist increase and militarization of policing being the obvious other).

On edit: It goes to show the absolute determination and courage of Biden to withdraw completely from Afghanistan.

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'It's a huge political albatross': Guantnamo Bay, 20 years on [View all] lordsummerisle Jan 2022 OP

I would use it to put all of the 1/6 domestic terrorists in Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #1

Because it operates "outside our normal laws". I said so at the beginning. SharonAnn Jan 2022 #2

It's long past time to close the place. PTWB Jan 2022 #3

It's just like the Afghanistan War gulliver Jan 2022 #4

the media also largely ignored that it was donnie who actually surrendered in afghanistan unblock Jan 2022 #5

On the left, we often say that social programs, once passed are hard to take away greenjar_01 Jan 2022 #6