“The leader of this country is using the police under his control to violently attack his political opponents. This is a shock to middle-class liberals because this has never happened to them before. It usually only happens to underclass Blacks, Natives, the homeless, and working-class people of all colors who attempt to organize for worker’s rights. There is a long, well-documented history of this. One of the more memorable times this occurred is when Nixon used the war on drugs to target Black people and hippies. He was caught on tape admitting it. It’s not a huge revelation if you’ve been paying attention. The thing about this is that the police state can be used on anyone. It can be used by a republican or Democrat president against his rivals. Are we so dumb to believe that the police state is only used in this way in other countries such as Iraq under Saddam or in North Korea? This is the original purpose of the police. Not to keep people safe, but to maintain power over a population with overwhelming violence.”- Vine Rinehart