The phenomenon you describe is a tyranny, perhaps a mixture of all those of history.
It is, IMO, the Managerial Revolution, described or promoted by Burnham.
‘the central rule of anarcho-tyranny, the system of government under which we now live, is that if you can’t or won’t punish the guilty,criminalize the innocent and punish them. -Sam Francis 1992
Currently, the .gov is branding the enemy (us) and implementing a ‘conquer and hold’ tactic.