As you read this, ask yourself this question: If America -- the IDEA, not the geograpghical place -- becomes indistinguishable from Cuba, China, North Korea, etc., -- haven't the bad guys accomplished their goal? I read where one of those gomers said it was not his goal to make us like Cuba, China or North Korea. It was his goal to kill us, but I see your point too.
If the bad guys DO succeed in converting us into a total despotism, our new, improved state apparatus will most likely begin to jail and kill many of the rest of us.
And how delicious would THAT be for the baddies, watching US do their dirtywork for them while they watch from a safe distance?