BF Skinner said something about if you want to know what a police state is like, live in a small village. I've seen plenty of towns and counties that were essentially fascist feifdoms, run by racist bastards with a collection of bullies and and guys in the Militias in their off hours..The sort of Justice one gets, should you run afoul with these gangsters, depended on your class, status and pocketbook.
Maybe there are some improvements, but steroids and tRumpism has not mellowed the Constabulary in my admittedly peculiar neck of the Woods.
I said: Failed state. Two exhibits: The response to the pandemic -- all the failures were deliberate choices -- and decades of ignoring the wishes and good of the majority of the nation's populace. re the latter, a republic is responsive to and serves the majority.
If we're not a democracy or a republic, then what are we?
“A cult with an army (or 3)”is an answer, to this and other questions..
The USA has been low-grade fascist since at least 80s and maybe longer. Maybe just a corporation with an army and an anthem
BF Skinner said something about if you want to know what a police state is like, live in a small village. I've seen plenty of towns and counties that were essentially fascist feifdoms, run by racist bastards with a collection of bullies and and guys in the Militias in their off hours..The sort of Justice one gets, should you run afoul with these gangsters, depended on your class, status and pocketbook.
Maybe there are some improvements, but steroids and tRumpism has not mellowed the Constabulary in my admittedly peculiar neck of the Woods.
Not arguing.
I said: Failed state. Two exhibits: The response to the pandemic -- all the failures were deliberate choices -- and decades of ignoring the wishes and good of the majority of the nation's populace. re the latter, a republic is responsive to and serves the majority.