YES, I was born in and lived in the USSR.
My grandparents were alive during the beginning and rise of the Soviet system. They also spent time in the Gulags and Hitler's death camps. I have many friends and family that live under the KGB state that still exists today. I know a f’n thing or two about police states.
It didn't happen overnight, but through small increments. I am seeing the same incremental things in the USA today.
They generate false fear in people like you to gain power and control in the name of fighting criminals, enemies, evildoers, terrorists, etc, etc, etc.
Remember, you have far more to fear from a corrupt government than even the most evil and determined street criminals. When government and police have too much power, THEY ALWAYS BECOME THE #1 CRIMINALS. 100% of the time. Government must be kept on the shortest possible leash and we must constantly look for ways to shorten that leash, not extend it.
“It didn’t happen overnight, but through small increments. I am seeing the same incremental things in the USA today.”
No you aren’t.