Almost all of the things that I consider to be "excessive policing" and taking us in the wrong direction has happened since the the late 1980-ish, with a very s

Almost all of the things that I consider to be "excessive policing" and taking us in the wrong direction has happened since the the late 1980-ish, with a very strong acceleration after 9/11. I don't think reversing to a state comparable to the mid 1980'ies would put us in a hunter gatherer society.