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That's when the people start responding by first ignoring the laws, and if there is an attempt to enforce these laws that defy reason, the response will turn to
by pdkl95 12y ago
That's when the people start responding by first ignoring the laws, and if there is an attempt to enforce these laws that defy reason, the response will turn to bricks and molitovs.
This eventuality is probably why there has been a sharp increase in domestic police militarization, and at least part of the reason the NSA has been allowed to run wild collecting domestic data. COINTELPRO was an effective progrram, and only a fool would believe that after the Curch Committee the program simply evaporated. Like "total information awareness", the names were simply changed and shuffled into different departments.
It would be helpful if a lot more people started recognizing the larger scene that has been unfolding around them instead of clinging to how everything is supposed to be. Those fantasies were bought out a long time ago. As I've mentioned in other threads, "regulatory capture is a helluva drug."
- jwatte 12y agoThe problem here is that regular people are not involved, other than as tax payers. Corporations get to raid coffers of nation state tax rolls. Normal people not involved.
- pdkl95 12y agoMaking sure normal people were involved in the process would help a lot, which is almost certainly the reason why the TPP negotiations are secret.