Many of us are already basically living in a hole in the ground. Some of us have literally lived in a hole in the ground....
- True - I have been there - and managed to get out of there too - where there is life - there is always hope and a chance to work for a change - even if it means circumnavigating the globe to find that change and so peace for many - Taking it to the streets inevitably will result in mass confrontation - and if that's what you want - that's what you will get from a state trying to flex its muscles - trying desperately to show who's the boss -
What we are seeing is the response to the planned defunding of the police by 10%.
The police unions ran to DC where they were met by a president who thinks he can replay Nixon's law and order campaign.
I think they are attempting to hold back the inevitable.
I may well be mistaken.
I think we are seeing the first wave of a trend.
The country spends too damned much on shear insanity- on such
as the Afghani adventure as we have aging infrastructure which
needs updating, and a population hungry for real jobs.
Yes - you may well be right - a trend towards a more authoritarian society - bringing these wars home - and already the cops are kitted out like they are in 'Desert Storm' - so looking more like a 'Clampdown' every day -