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But between 1991 (the collapse of the CCCP) and 2001 (9/11), "teh gays" were the new communists. With the WTC and Pentagon attacks, gays were displaced as the #1 object of political violence.
That said, what would the US nation state do if all of the over-hyped enemies were to receive a rational assessment? The Pentagon's budget would be slashed, as well as a host of other agencies offering support to the military industrial complex.
The US would be forced to redefine itself. Now, that's probably too threatening for most Americans, who've been weaned on the notion that there are "dark, evil people out there doing dark, evil deads."
