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Evidence of America Becoming A Police State

The following is a list of measures taken recently by the American government projected to protect American interests. However, these measures bear striking resemblance to measures taken by past tyrannical regimes. I have included their potential purpose in what could be a grave threat to our democracy.

• The New Freedom Commission

Projection: To improve the mental health of our citizens

Purpose: To reduce citizen awareness through mass use of

prescription drugs (see Aldous Huxley, Brave New World)

Historical Equivalents:

• USA PATRIOT Act

Projection: To protect the American people from eminent threats through increased intelligence

Purpose: To deny chief rights to citizens to maintain order at the cost of liberty

Historical Equivalents: Reichstag Fire Decree in Nazi Germany

• The War on Terror

Projection: To protect the American people from another dastardly attack by taking preventative military action

Purpose: A justification for global cultural imperialism and ultimately world rule

Historical Equivalents: Salem Witch Trials (metaphorical)

• National Security Service

Projection: An elite spy agency that will combat domestic terrorism by centralizing domestic security.

Purpose: To create what will become a fascist police force akin to the Thought Police (see George Orwell, 1984)

Historical Equivalents: Gestapo in Nazi Germany

• Tax Cuts (EGTRRA, JCWA, JGTRRA)

Projection: By cutting taxes on higher-class American citizens, the economy will flourish due to increased spending.

Purpose: To weaken the lower class’s economic power in a world where capital provides political power, thereby undermining the political power of the proletariat.

Stay tuned for further development of this thesis.