From a historical perspective, much of the authorization and public acceptance of heavily armed jack booted G-men raiding homes and confiscating or simply destroying property began first with Prohibition, which you might call the War On the Devil's Brew.
When the utterly failed War On Drugs (which first began as Nixon's war on those dirty…
From a historical perspective, much of the authorization and public acceptance of heavily armed jack booted G-men raiding homes and confiscating or simply destroying property began first with Prohibition, which you might call the War On the Devil's Brew.
When the utterly failed War On Drugs (which first began as Nixon's war on those dirty hippies) was seriously ratcheted up in the1980's, pre-dawn domestic SWAT raids against anyone suspected of once having smoked a joint became the new normal. Many unnecessary deaths resulted, including children. While Reagan is often blamed for this, a certain Senator from Delaware was a fierce advocate of anything goes in the name of combatting drugs. At least until his darling son discovered the joys of meth.
Come 9/11, the newly minted "War On Terror" became the Raison d'état for unconstrained use of lethal government force -- as well as the near total loss of any civil rights or due process -- against anyone even suspected of a minor activity which could be in any way associated with terror. We also ushered in an Orwellian level of illegal domestic spying on the citizenry. The Big Brother act will preserve our freedoms, we were told.
Under the totalitarian regime of Biden/Harris, the definition of "terrorism" has been expanded to essentially nullify the first amendment. Today, with the help of a mini me of Harris, a certain Democrat governor with front teeth not unlike that of the dear departed P'nut, we have reached the next level where even the suspected harboring of an unapproved pet is an excuse for feuer frei!
Where and how this ends depends on the decision we as Americans make tomorrow. The stakes have never been higher.
From a historical perspective, much of the authorization and public acceptance of heavily armed jack booted G-men raiding homes and confiscating or simply destroying property began first with Prohibition, which you might call the War On the Devil's Brew.
When the utterly failed War On Drugs (which first began as Nixon's war on those dirty hippies) was seriously ratcheted up in the1980's, pre-dawn domestic SWAT raids against anyone suspected of once having smoked a joint became the new normal. Many unnecessary deaths resulted, including children. While Reagan is often blamed for this, a certain Senator from Delaware was a fierce advocate of anything goes in the name of combatting drugs. At least until his darling son discovered the joys of meth.
Come 9/11, the newly minted "War On Terror" became the Raison d'état for unconstrained use of lethal government force -- as well as the near total loss of any civil rights or due process -- against anyone even suspected of a minor activity which could be in any way associated with terror. We also ushered in an Orwellian level of illegal domestic spying on the citizenry. The Big Brother act will preserve our freedoms, we were told.
Under the totalitarian regime of Biden/Harris, the definition of "terrorism" has been expanded to essentially nullify the first amendment. Today, with the help of a mini me of Harris, a certain Democrat governor with front teeth not unlike that of the dear departed P'nut, we have reached the next level where even the suspected harboring of an unapproved pet is an excuse for feuer frei!
Where and how this ends depends on the decision we as Americans make tomorrow. The stakes have never been higher.
Well said
Excellent
Exactly right
Interesting context.