"This changed dramatically when Ricky opened the door and was confronted with 15 heavily armed agents from the Internal Revenue Service and state enforcement agencies. One of them threw Ricky to the floor, stuck a gun in his face, and ordered him to be quiet. The armed raiding party made its way upstairs, where it barged into the bathroom and forced Scotty out of the shower. Another small group burst in on Jennifer and her friends, who had yet to get dressed."
Didn't this happen to Elias Gonzalez and his family?
Yup!
If Orwell wasn't dead to rights, I'll eat my tinfoil hat!
What we are seeing worldwide, is the same race to militarist statism - the very same that Hayek (RWR's fav economist) tried to warn the world about in the 30's vis Germany. This is where the world's financial and political elites make the most money off the backs of the masses, while concentrating ever more power that always diminishes our liberties.