It shows that the DMCA and Patriot act were not an aberration, were not an anomaly that would be rolled back; but the shape of things to come, part of a trend. Note the use in the title of the words "back" and "worse than ever". This is not a one-off.

That's a trait of pretty much all first world countries. In places like Switzerland the people could actually vote such nonsense away if they wanted to.