"Totalitarianism no longer comes in the form of communism or fascism. It comes now from corporations. And these corporations fear those who think and write, those who speak out and form relationships freely. Individual freedom impedes their power and their profits. Our democracy, as Snowden I think has revealed, has become a fiction. The state, through elaborate forms of political theater, seeks to maintain this fiction to keep us passive. And if we wake up, the state will not shy away from draconian measures. The goal is complete subjugation, the iron rule of our corporations and our power elite."
-Chris Hedges,
"One Nation Under Surveillance" civil liberties conference at Central Connecticut State University, March 29, 2014
A response to this Post on GETTR:
"China is a perfect example. We must not allow America to become like China."
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To which I replied:
China's an excellent example, but not the only one. "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt" by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco covers the long history of how "trial runs" have been used to prepare for what's going on now. We see the same thing in Australia, England, Germany, Canada, and elsewhere. Within the US, States like California, New York, Michigan, etc, are used as laboratories, and then the measures will be brought to the rest of the country.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12993106