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John and Nisha Whitehead report: <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst came 9\/11, which the government used to transform itself into a police state.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which the police state used to test out its lockdown powers.<\/span><\/p>\n

In light of the government\u2019s tendency to exploit crises (legitimate or manufactured) and capitalize on the nation\u2019s heightened emotions, confusion and fear as a means of extending the reach of the police state, one has to wonder what so-called crisis it will declare next.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a simple enough formula: first, you create fear, then you capitalize on it by seizing power.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frankly, it doesn\u2019t even matter what the nature of the next national emergency might be (terrorism, civil unrest, economic collapse, a health scare, or the environment) as long as it allows the government to lockdown the nation and justify all manner of tyranny in the so-called name of national security\u2026\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Even David C. Unger from the Editorial Board of the New York Times (quoted by Whitehead) has expressed alarm: \u201c \u2018Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have given way to permanent crisis management<\/a>: to policing the planet and fighting preventative wars of ideological containment, usually on terrain chosen by, and favorable to, our enemies. Limited government and constitutional accountability have been shouldered aside by the kind of imperial presidency our constitutional system was explicitly designed to prevent.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more: First Came 9\/11. Then COVID-19. What\u2019s the Next Crisis to Lockdown the Nation?<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John and Nisha Whitehead report: \u201cFirst came 9\/11, which the government used to transform itself into a police state. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which the police state used to test out its lockdown powers. 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