What you see today as the federal response to protests in the United States began with Richard Nixon's response to the Vietnam War protests which led to the "
war on drugs." Ronald Reagan continued that war on U.S. citizens and subverted Congress by
illegally selling arms to Iran and diverting that money to the Contras. The executive branch power grew larger during George W. Bush's presidency in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 that brought
the Patriot Act, the
founding of the TSA, and the invasion in Iraq under the lie of
weapons of mass destruction. As you see, the claim of fighting drugs as a pretext for militaristic actions within the United States, the subverting of Congress' authority, and the lies and taring of anyone who challenges the lies is a long held Republican tradition.
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- I think that a big problem with what is going on in the United States is that for too many citizens they think that what is happening is not going to affect them. Every part of our society is selfish. Only until something affects me will I have a problem with it. So, if as an opponent to the current Republican regime I had a large enough audience on TV or in writing, I would ask people to remember the after math of 9/11 and in particular the creation of the TSA. Do you want more "TSA" everywhere in the country? Remember that up until 9/11 there were not federal officers in every airport making you take off your shoes and go through metal detectors. Before 9/11 you had the freedom to walk directly go to a gate to see your friends and family even if you didn't have a plane ticket! What the current Republican regime is doing is expanding federal officer presence, like the TSA, to more locations through out the country. These people will be armed and wear military gear. More surveillance and less liberty for of all of us under the disguise of catching "illegals." #
- Since 9/11 we have become too accepting of these increases in the federal law enforcement and presence in our lives and too accepting of infringements on liberty even to the point where people might even think liberty is not important. The founders of the United States feared a large standing army because of what the Republican regime is now doing. The southern states demanded the second amendment, the right to bear arms, because they feared a president federalizing state militias, the very thing that Trump has done in California. The regime has convince too many citizens to not be awake to what they are doing. Don't be woke they say as they methodically increase the police state, put armed "officers/troops" on every street in the country and take away your first amendment right to protest. #