The police state watches, waits, and arrests. It has secret laws and secret police, ones that spy on the populace and punish dissension. Big Brother from Orwell's 1984 did much of the same.
Today, Americans are monitored in their every digital step. What they say, what they do, where they go, everything is being tracked. While the government has neither the means, the manpower, nor (currently) the will to monitor each and every American, the path has not only been blazed, but the ground broken and foundation poured. The question is not if, but when the government will start to fully monitor the people.
Additionally, political dissidents are already being (indirectly) punished by the government. The recently exposed IRS scandal showed that Tea Party groups were being targeted and refused their rightful tax breaks. With health care now also under the purview of the IRS, how long will it take for certain political undesirables to be refused welfare, thus indirectly killing, maiming, or financially destroying them?
For those who pay attention to such goings on, the future is indeed a scary place. It is the duty of all Americans to recognize, address, and spread knowledge of these threats to freedom and our country. The future, while it may look bleak, is far from set in stone. It will take a dedicated effort to change the course of government, but, if freedom truly is still of value in this country, we can do it.
"He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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