The "war on terror" is a complete propaganda device. There are criminals that blow up
people in the name of religion or politics but you are more likely to get hurt or killed in a car accident. Maybe there should be a "war on cars". Criminals can be apprehended by
police. You don't have to invade foreign countries to eliminate them.

Of course the "blacklist" is a way of suppressing free speech. If you protested in China,
you could go to jail or have your kidneys removed. (Apparently the US likes to do business with dictators). In China, they don't have "free speech" zones. In the US, protesters are made to stand in these zones so they won't be heard by the public or news media. Apparently the US is learning all kinds of surveillance techniques from the Chinese such as how to suppress free speech effectively.

McCarthyism never really died.