All of the federal changes to U.S. social systems over the past seven decades (in particular) have effectively implemented a vast, multi-redundant contingency against any armed uprising by the citizenry. At the point when our armed forces started blindly following orders ("Not my need-to-know / not my problem," all the way up the chain of command) and no longer required voters to approve military action, that was the last nail in the coffin.
Fortunately, most of the populace is kept thoroughly distracted, either too busy or too ignorant to be concerned with exercising more than just the most very basic freedoms - which the government is more than happy to support. If we were to ever decide to demand more, though...
It's almost like we've forgotten that the sole, *literal* function of any government is to control a population of people - at all other costs.
I actually just watched a movie about this very idea - "Enemy." (Link: http://played.to/embed-sued3m634bab-640x360.html) Worth a watch just for the "oh shit" feeling of utter confusion you get at the end - a perfect analogy of modern life: "Do I study this mystery so I can comprehend it? Or do I move along, knowing I've missed the point - but assuming it's not important?" Government is what it is now because vast populations have a pattern of choosing the latter 99 times out of 100... and will continue to do so, until the choice no longer exists.
Fortunately, most of the populace is kept thoroughly distracted, either too busy or too ignorant to be concerned with exercising more than just the most very basic freedoms - which the government is more than happy to support. If we were to ever decide to demand more, though...
It's almost like we've forgotten that the sole, *literal* function of any government is to control a population of people - at all other costs.
I actually just watched a movie about this very idea - "Enemy." (Link: http://played.to/embed-sued3m634bab-640x360.html) Worth a watch just for the "oh shit" feeling of utter confusion you get at the end - a perfect analogy of modern life: "Do I study this mystery so I can comprehend it? Or do I move along, knowing I've missed the point - but assuming it's not important?" Government is what it is now because vast populations have a pattern of choosing the latter 99 times out of 100... and will continue to do so, until the choice no longer exists.
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