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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.

1. 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:
2. 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
3. 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)
4. 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
5. 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.