Militarized Police Departments

[nain rouge]

I think it's over the top to say that we're heading for an economic collapse. It's possible, sure, but very unlikely. I've seen to many predictions fall short to believe in that. There's too much incentive for everyone involved to find a way to at least keep the economy semi-functioning. People will panic if their living standard drops tremendously overnight, but if you spread it out over 50 years, they lose perspective and accept it.

I do believe we have a case in America where those with power are hellbent on never relinquishing it. They want to rig the game to stay on top, even if that's bad news for the average person. Militarized police are part of wider "chilling effect" to keep people afraid of questioning what's going on too openly.

The government already tries to give us the impression that everything that happens on the internet is collected and monitored. It's awful. The way it's phrased is: "Look, we don't care what you're doing on your smart phone. You're just an average Joe or Jane trying to live your life. But we do collect information to protect the country's interest, and what you're doing may get caught in the nets we cast. Don't worry. We could care less with what regular people are doing." The implication, of course, is that you'd better stay regular.