All my life, I have dismissed paranoids on the right (“America is headed to communism”) and the left (“It can happen here” — referring to fascism). It’s not that I’ve ever believed liberty was guaranteed. Being familiar with history and a pessimist regarding the human condition, I never believed that.
But the ease with which police state tactics have been employed and the equal ease with which most Americans have accepted them have been breathtaking.
People will argue that a temporary police state has been justified because of the allegedly unique threat to life posed by the new coronavirus. I do not believe the data will bear that out. Regardless, let us at least agree that we are closer to a police state than ever in American history.
“Police state” does not mean totalitarian state. America is not a totalitarian state; we still have many freedoms. In a totalitarian state, this article could not be legally published, and if it were illegally published, I would be imprisoned and/or executed.
But we are presently living with all four of the key hallmarks of a police state:
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9 comments:
Ironic the article touches on suppression of the press when it is occurring before our eyes. The validity of a study can be completely dismissed with the President uttering two simple words, "fake news". It is absolutely brilliant whether you support him or not. With minimal effort he can suppress any fact (or fiction) from his base.
Yep !! China is getting you Ready , just like they did Hong-Kong !!!!
I agree 100% with 11:16
The new Furhur will be loved until he is not. And then the mass murders will begin.
My thoughts exactly this coming from a government we already don't trust and known to continuously lie to us!!! now we have a president who speaks truth from the heart, brass at times but the truth and this is what they despise the truth!! The truth is they wish to enslave us all and it is not for the betterment of all mankind.
Its scary how easily so many here jump right on this deceptive bandwagon.
The media has suppressed itself. You don't need to credit Trump for saying Fake News - just listen to these idiots on CNN, NBC etc. Fake News. However, listen to Democrat Governors and you can see and hear for yourself that they are trying to control American people. 8f we don't act now we will become totalitarian.
soooo, you'd rather believe what has been proven as bs from the media yet blame trump (again/still) for calling for unbiased,fair, and accurate reporting is suppression? I can appreciate that. I appreciate the president calling them out with the proverbial f-u much more, however.
You won't after all of this is over with, which is part of their plan!!!!
The experiment isn't over yet.
Some people will not understand what is going on until they are standing over an open ditch somewhere with a gun to their head. And even then, they will say “someone should have done something “.
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