Governments have gotten wise. They push the boundary slightly. A thousand little inconveniences kind of keeps up on the populace. It's the frog in the pot of water that slowly comes to a boil.
I have become part of the problem. I have to balance things and see if action on my part is warranted. Right now, I've decided it isn't. The U.S. has the highest percentage of it's population in prison (bar North Korea). Prison sentences are harsh in the U.S. There's a lack of sobriety when it comes to crime and punishment. I've decided it's not worthwhile to me to risk getting on the terrorist watch list or being harassed and provoked.
I know the water is slowly boiling, I know what is coming but I'm too comfortable to be willing to risk what I have. The most I do is to implore people not to visit the U.S. Don't come here for vacation. Also, I'm trying to leave the country. I want out.
As to what it will take to act....I don't know. The government does a great job now of preemptively arresting protest organizers and charging them with terrorism. After some months they always drop the charges. The police state is here, in my opinion. But the average person doesn't sense this. Too few people see it. It's not a great answer but it is the truth, I don't know what it would take for me to act.
I have become part of the problem. I have to balance things and see if action on my part is warranted. Right now, I've decided it isn't. The U.S. has the highest percentage of it's population in prison (bar North Korea). Prison sentences are harsh in the U.S. There's a lack of sobriety when it comes to crime and punishment. I've decided it's not worthwhile to me to risk getting on the terrorist watch list or being harassed and provoked.
I know the water is slowly boiling, I know what is coming but I'm too comfortable to be willing to risk what I have. The most I do is to implore people not to visit the U.S. Don't come here for vacation. Also, I'm trying to leave the country. I want out.
As to what it will take to act....I don't know. The government does a great job now of preemptively arresting protest organizers and charging them with terrorism. After some months they always drop the charges. The police state is here, in my opinion. But the average person doesn't sense this. Too few people see it. It's not a great answer but it is the truth, I don't know what it would take for me to act.