“When most Americans imagine a police state they recall the rise and fall of German fascism. Goose stepping storm troopers marching up and down the square. They think of government surveillance, secret police and extrajudicial death squads. Most Americans also connect these images with phrases like, ‘it could never happen here,’ ‘I have nothing to hide,’ and of course, ‘America is a free country.’ These mantras are the bars of the cage. They quite the mind, reduce anxiety, and promote a docile attitude. But how bad does it have to get before the mantras stop working?”
http://www.examiner.com/article/what-does-a-police-state-look-like
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