Why does socialism = less rights again?

Where were the Tea Party people when the PATRIOT act was being signed? I ask this because the understanding that I get is that Obama is signing away the rights of Americans. And in the last 10 years, I think the biggest threat to the American constitution was when security trumped freedoms.

Duncan said that European countries are trending downwards. A lot of countries are, US is too. Canada is comparitively socialist, and our economy is not going down. Feel free to decide the path of your own country, but saying that socialist countries are going down in a sweeping statement is inaccurate and misleading.

Btw, some people still think my responses are sarcastic. My questions are questions, and my comments are comments. I do not imply anything other then what I say. I am tired of people assuming I mean malice with what I say, or some sort of perverted, snarky response to others.