another strand in the dangerous webs

This past fortnight in the news--
Congress passes the renewed Patriot Act which contains sections 800-899 describing, in painstakingly obtuse arcana, what Bushco means by "domestic terrorism."

SCOTUS says that anti-abortion activists can't be sued or charged under RICO, and that the pending civil case of anti-abortionists who used the internet to target and celebrate the murder of doctors and bombings of clinics needs to be revisited. (please note that none of these folks are in jail, there were civilly sued).

Court finds six animal rights activists guilty of criminal charges under the 800 sections of the Patriot Act for... get this... posting on the internet suggestions for others to harrass and intimidate employees and board members of a corporation that kills animals for research. They could get up to 23 years each of prison.

South Dakota bans abortion, other states propose similar bans.

Bushco pushes ports' deal that trades US port and harbor facilities and operations to the UAE government, (who was complicitous in Al Qaeda) even though all of the "believers" still feel threatened by muslim extremists, in exchange for support of the US dollar.

War promoters and all of those objectivist liberatian types who want to kill our enemies because they threaten the well being of property and money seem to be the big winners this time around. The US Bushco will criminally punish people for damaging property, will restrict civil actions against people who kill people, will reject restrictions on torturing people, will trade off any semblence of national security to prop up the idiotic dollar, and will encourage those deeply vested in property and money and elitist dominion to sustain their wealth and assets with force and threats of permanent detention without due process.

Get it yet? No wonder these people support the militarized security state. If you have wealth and property you are exempt from accountability, and free to do as you please. If you do not have wealth and property, you are an enemy of the state and subject the worst sorts of violence and abuse. If you are a christian crusader you can kill indiscriminately, if you are muslim without money you must die.

Welcome to the 21st century.