Yep! Ask Trump, Musk, Mark Steyn... how well that’s worked for them.
That is the New Stalinism:
“Show me the man and I will show you the crime”.
That is what many of these laws are really about....
An Ayn Rand quote is also relevant here:
“There’s no way to rule innocent men.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them.
One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”