You are spot on. The difference now is, we as a nation, are waking up to what has been going on since the beginning and exposing it for all to see. They can’t hide any longer. Goodness will Prevail.. It always does.
Just google “tranporting gold across the US police” or similar. The biggest fear of those trying to transport precious metals is that law enforcement takes it and never gives it back. Shocking.
Bottom line is that this is a pretty safe place to live as long as you live your life just like they other ants, and don’t find yourself at the wrong place at the wrong time. Those two things can be fatal. Separately or together. The only reason there is not a public outcry about this is that not that many people travel with large sums of cash or gold. but if they do, they are VERY vulnerable - to the police.
The first time I ever heard about this was after Hurricane Hugo. A cautionary tale about the modern highwaymen: https://erowid.org/freedom/law/forfeiture/forfeiture_media4.shtml
And if you really dig, you’ll notice that politicians have been saying they are going to do something to put an end to this ever since. Well, that was 27 years ago and here we are.
This is why I tell people to ignore what Trump says and watch what he does. Truth be told, it’s what I do with ALL politicians. Talk is cheap. Don’t just SAY you are going to move the embassy to Jerusalem. Just DO IT. Like Trump did.
This issue exposes our country for what it is. It’s not really that bad. It’s just important to know things are not that different than they’ve been in every country since the first town was created to protect the group. There is always this sort of stuff going on. It’s just important to be out there with your eyes wide open - and well armed.
It was actually 30 years ago. And the story has an interesting epilogue:
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-04-08-9404080557-story.html