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>>>A totalitarian system is only totalitarian insofar as it can effect fear on the part of those subjected to it. Not being snarky, but have you ever had a run
by mikecane 16y ago
>>>A totalitarian system is only totalitarian insofar as it can effect fear on the part of those subjected to it.
Not being snarky, but have you ever had a run in with a cop lately? Especially when the issue is legal and the cop is ignorant or thinks it's illegal? You'll know the imposition of state-sanctioned fear then.
- tome 16y agoIs that really state-sanctioned fear? Or is it arbitrary, and at the discretion of an individual cop?
- kenjackson 16y agoThe cop has the power of the state in their hands. If it was an arbitrary individual, I wouldn't care. But a cop can do nearly anything they like to you, and unless you have a video, you're likely out of luck. The state and courts will generally side with the cop. There are some things the state can do to make the encounter better, such as _requiring_ that all police/citizen interactions be required, except in cases that would put the police in harms way (like getting caught in the middle of a shoot out).
- Jd 16y agoWould you argue that this is worse than the historical or societal norm? If not, it is a mere property of policing actions, not an indication of "totalitarianism" unless you would argue that virtually all societies are "totalitarianism," in which case your definition of "totalitarianism" is virtually worthless. I know that there are abuses of policing power but have no indication that they are, today, any worse than the American norm.