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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Tue Sep 9, 2014, 07:00 AM Sep 2014

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When Did Americans Become the Enemy?

Armored tanks. Automatic weapons. Tear gas. In small towns across America.

When did we all become the potential target of hostile military-police aggression? When the federal government decided to spend billions getting police every toy they could possibly want.

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When Did Americans Become the Enemy? (Original Post) RKP5637 Sep 2014 OP

Coinsides with the beginning of the Occupy movement. canoeist52 Sep 2014 #1

Definitely, it's no accident. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #2

Americans were treated like the enemy NOLALady Sep 2014 #3

Besides instilling fear dotymed Sep 2014 #4

Yeah, that's what I think is going on! There're big MIC $$$$$'s in over supplying the Pentagon. Some RKP5637 Sep 2014 #5

Military toys are a minor part of the problem. Nitram Sep 2014 #6

They seemed totally empowered after 911, that's when I noticed a major shift, and "we the people" RKP5637 Sep 2014 #7

canoeist52

(2,282 posts)

1. Coinsides with the beginning of the Occupy movement.

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 07:57 AM

Sep 2014

Money power fears people power.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

2. Definitely, it's no accident. n/t

Reply to canoeist52 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 08:26 AM

Sep 2014

NOLALady

(4,003 posts)

3. Americans were treated like the enemy

Reply to canoeist52 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 09:55 AM

Sep 2014

long before the Occupy movement. The Democratic Convention, Kent State , the Civil Rights movement are a few instances of war against Americans.

dotymed

(5,610 posts)

4. Besides instilling fear

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 10:14 AM

Sep 2014

and oppressing our rights...it keeps the MIC and all of their politicians in hella profits. sickening.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

5. Yeah, that's what I think is going on! There're big MIC $$$$$'s in over supplying the Pentagon. Some

Reply to dotymed (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 10:25 AM

Sep 2014

days I start to wonder who we really need protection from.

Nitram

(22,845 posts)

6. Military toys are a minor part of the problem.

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 11:35 AM

Sep 2014

The real problem is police training and a culture among police that encourages an authoritarian use of force.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

7. They seemed totally empowered after 911, that's when I noticed a major shift, and "we the people"

Reply to Nitram (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 01:09 PM

Sep 2014

became targets for their police games as hunted game and open season.

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