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moniss

(6,151 posts)
8. Back in the
Tue Dec 3, 2024, 11:58 AM
Dec 3

bad old days of J Edgar Hoover some folks wished it was a fantasy instead of their reality. The point of my article is that it could be much easier today given technology and our current society for repression to be enacted on a wide scale in a far quicker manner than in the past.

For example the only way we have a place to live is if people don't take it away from us. The only way we have food, for the most part, is if our cards work or institutions beyond our control give us access to our cash. Thought of another way, as far as access to cash, you might have a paycheck but if nobody will cash it all you have is a piece of paper.

The imposition of extreme repression of groups and individuals doesn't have to be accomplished with physical force or grabbing people to lock them up.

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Thank you for reminding me to start hoarding cash. Think. Again. Dec 3 #1
Say some Hail Marys and then go into survival mode. Irish_Dem Dec 3 #2
Right you are and the reason I put moniss Dec 3 #5
Yes America has always had lists. Irish_Dem Dec 3 #7
During the '40's through the '70's moniss Dec 3 #9
Hoover would fit nicely into Trump's government these days wouldn't he? Irish_Dem Dec 3 #10
He sure as hell would! Dem4life1234 Dec 3 #11
Moscow is a beautiful city, or what they show you of it. MuseRider Dec 3 #12
I visited China before and after the economic boon. Irish_Dem Dec 3 #13
Thanks for your story, wow! MuseRider Dec 3 #15
Yes most Americans have no idea what it is like in a fascist country. Irish_Dem Dec 3 #17
Thank you for this intense story, and information!... electric_blue68 Dec 3 #29
Your experience in Russia was certainly very different from mine in 2018. sinkingfeeling Dec 3 #28
Was it better by then or more difficult? MuseRider Dec 4 #33
Much better. I went with 10 others on a guided tour booked through an American company but run by sinkingfeeling Dec 4 #34
holy crap! and i thought i had dark thoughts with my half empty glass. you're way ahead of me--by light years nt orleans Dec 3 #3
To be honest, I haven't thought of that sarisataka Dec 3 #4
"Now what?" Sympthsical Dec 3 #6
Back in the moniss Dec 3 #8
You're gonna miss the old republic 0rganism Dec 3 #16
That is an excellent point. nt moniss Dec 3 #20
None of that will happen. Has DU lost it's mind? Bonx Dec 3 #14
You do realize that it is put up as a thought moniss Dec 3 #21
not gonna happen. WarGamer Dec 3 #18
It is not a prediction but rather to moniss Dec 3 #23
I agree Kilgore Dec 3 #26
If you're worried about this, please prepare accordingly by making (real-world) contacts and allies 0rganism Dec 3 #19
Your suggestions are all good but moniss Dec 3 #24
Well, it certainty easier if you have a fair amount of cash to hide away...should it get that crazy. electric_blue68 Dec 3 #30
***YES !!! PLAN NOW!!!*** uponit7771 Dec 3 #22
Thank you for saying this and moniss Dec 3 #25
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all y'all saying this can't happen The Wandering Harper Dec 3 #31
Well, I can tell you Fictionally in The Handmaid's Tale TV show our heroines' June, and her friend Moira walk into their electric_blue68 Dec 3 #32
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