Naomi Wolf: "U.S. is sleepwalking into becoming a police state ... the president can lock up anyone"

[davidthegnome]

14. I'm no Paul supporter

and I don't know much about Naomi Wolf, beyond that she's a semi-popular media figure. I think the fact that the Patriot Act is still in place though, demonstrates that we are indeed becoming a police state. Has everyone been paying attention? Watch OWS, see the reactions to it, the attempted infiltrations, the spying. Consider how many were imprisoned during the Bush years (and even now, I have heard) without being charged of a crime, without due process, simply "a possible terrorist connection". Possible, not that it need be plausible.

We could also talk about the DEA, how many homes, how much money and land has been seized due simply to "evidence" (not proof) of gain through the sale of illegal drugs. There are so many issues, so many abuses, that we certainly don't need Naomi to point them out for us.

As long as we stay quiet, don't make waves... we should be reasonably safe. If we, however, struggle against the status quo and the powers that be in any meaningful or successful manner, the response will be strong, immediate and overwhelming. We are an oligarchy in truth, the financial powers of the time are far more powerful than any Senator or President.

I think Paul is batshit crazy, but I think Miss Wolf is right about a number of things. I don't blame Obama, I blame the money bags.