Their whole concept of centralized governance is based on snitching and secret police since the Tsar days. The US is also a massive chunk of land with heavily

Their whole concept of centralized governance is based on snitching and secret police since the Tsar days. The US is also a massive chunk of land with heavily armed populace, how does it deal with state wide enforcement? They both utilize a three letter agency that stands ready to infiltrate, assassinate, demoralize, discredit and reward snitches. It appears that violence seems to be the root of all power, and power has positive correlation with access to secrecy. The more secret and violent you are, the more you are feared. Fear of violence and the unknown amplify the need for careful self-regulating behaviors amongst the sentient group competing for scarce goods.