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In reply to the discussion: Now will people believe me when I say we live in a de facto police state? [View all]Feral Child
(2,086 posts)Clearly, some things stand out above all others. The Holocaust was a thing of it's own.
"Police State", on the other hand is certainly a matter of degrees. Just because what we're experiencing isn't to the level of notoriously evil regimes doesn't make it alright. The term should be graduated, because it's certainly prophetic.
Do you really think things will get better? My personal perception is that we've gone beyond the point where a mere change of attitude or political whim is going swing things back to a state of "more liberal" rather than "more conservative", "more leftish" rather than "more rightish".
Sure, They've given us token advances, Legalization in some states, DeCrim in others. Legal Marriage in some states, partner-rights in others. They even let us "demonstrate" without loosing the dogs. As long as we behave.
Let us demand too much, though and see how quickly Their "Patriot Act" gets wholesale enforcement.
They run things exactly the way They want because we're grateful for our "Freedom", but you had better believe that will be taken away as soon as we start demanding equality.
They're cops are KILLING people. Sure, not us. Just those other guys. Except there really isn't any difference between us and the other guys. Not in actuality, and not in Their minds. We're all chattel. They're discriminate killing is so we get used to it, so we all know that it's Their right to do so. So we get used to it and accept it. Accept our powerlessness and futility.
Again, label it as you wish, onenote. Until...