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Right? If the public knew about it and debated it, it's not a "secret".
by criley 14y ago
Right? If the public knew about it and debated it, it's not a "secret".
- rmah 14y agoThe "secret" part of "secret police" refers to the hidden identity of the members of the secret police, not that the mere existence of the secret police is a secret.
- sageikosa 14y agoIf the public didn't know it existed at all, it would be both less effective as a means to limit fringe behavior (police states control through fear of not knowing who is working/informing for them), and would endanger the members when they tried to exercise police functions.