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In reply to the discussion: Living in a Police State- The Airport Experience [View all]fasttense
(17,301 posts)First We The People are NOT afraid, it's them the rulers who are afraid.
Think about how our country is ruled by corporations. These corporations are NOT run by machines. A handful of rich men at the head of them are temporarily hired to be their CEOs and executives. But these CEOs don't think of themselves as temporary hires. They think they are the special elite, chosen by God or destiny to have all the money they could ever want, and to use that money to buy power. They look down on anyone who wasn't born into their same privileges and think of the poor and middle class as animals.
They know what they are doing is wrong. They know poisoning the planet, destroying democracy, swindling and conning vulnerable people out of their small wealth is immoral, unsustainable and sick. But they have done it for so long to so many people they can't and wont stop themselves. They are addicted to power and never ending streams of risk free wealth.
They are afraid the people they see as animals will retaliate against them. Just like the slave owner who was constantly afraid the slave would rise up and kill him and his family, these handful of men are constantly afraid We The People will rise up and seek revenge. So, they are constantly hiring people to protect them and their possessions. They are constantly looking for ways to control the mass of people who hate them for their evil ways. They are constantly feed the masses propaganda to keep them in their place. They are constantly trying to make sure they weed out those who may strike against them because they know they are wrong in what they have done.
And they are right. Many, many, people hate them and want to be rid of them.