A police state is an autocratic state which uses the police, especially secret police, to maintain and enforce political power, often through violent or arbitrary means. A police state typically exhibits elements of authoritarianism, totalitarianism or other harsh means of social control. In a police state the police are not subject to the rule of law and there is no meaningful  distinction between the law and the exercise of political power by the executive.

The thing to remember about a police state is that most people won't see it until it comes to their door, or, are so conditioned to it that they won't notice it being built around them and make excuses for it in their minds along the way.

" I'm not doing anything wrong so it won't effect me"

"I'll just keep my head down and go with the flow"

They came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up...
 

By Stephen Rohde

http://buffaloreport.com/021123rohde.html

November 23, 2002
 
(Author's Note:  The USA Patriot Act became law a little over one year ago.)

 
First they came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a  Muslim.
 
Then they came for the immigrants, detaining them indefinitely solely on the certification of the attorney general, and I didn't speak up because I  wasn't an immigrant.
 
Then they came to eavesdrop on suspects consulting with their attorneys, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a suspect.
 
Then they came to prosecute non-citizens before secret military commissions, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a non-citizen.
 
Then they came to enter homes and offices for unannounced "sneak and peak"  searches, and I didn't speak up because I had nothing to hide.
 
Then they came to reinstate Cointelpro and resume the infiltration and  surveillance of domestic religious and political groups, and I didn't speak up because I no longer participated in any groups.
 
Then they came to arrest American citizens and hold them indefinitely  without any charges and without access to lawyers, and I didn't speak up because I would never be arrested.
 
Then they came to institute TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention  System) recruiting citizens to spy on other citizens and I didn't speak up because I was afraid.
 
Then they came for anyone who objected to government policy because it only aided the terrorists and gave ammunition to America's enemies, and I didn't  speak up ... because I didn't speak up.
 
Then they came for me, and by that time, no one was left to speak up.

The link below is to an extracted chapter from an excellent book I read called, Rogue State,  written by William Blum. I highly recommend this book. It documents every evil tactic that elements in American government have been up to since World War 2. The chapter I have chosen gives an idea of what it is like to live in America today. See what you think! Click Below. . .

A day in the life of a free country

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