Howlin, I was in Los Angeles two weeks ago and I noted that most every citizen moved around without surveilance, and most did so via automobile. Businesses still accepted United States currency. The LA Times is still printed in English and the road signs have yet not been converted to metric. And, yes, I'm a little alarmed like many others here ... there does seem to be a huge influx of Chinese in that area ... but still ....
I was in Los Angeles two weeks ago and I noted that most every citizen moved around without surveilance, and most did so via automobile. Businesses still accepted United States currency. The LA Times is still printed in English and the road signs have yet not been converted to metric. And, yes, I'm a little alarmed like many others here ... there does seem to be a huge influx of Chinese in that area ... but still ....When the Nazis took over France (or any other, less-hyperbolic, national conquest) the majority of the daily hub-bub was left unfettered. The French still had their own currency. They still could visit their friends, work at the jobs of their own choosing, and select their own restaurants. They still used the French language. They were even able to assemble illegal resistance movements! Your requirements to qualify for police state merit badge are rather tough. What exactly does it take for you to say, "They've gone too far?"
More importantly, what would prompt you to say, "This is a very clear example of the erosion of our Liberty" or maybe even, "This would be another small step towards losing our Constitutional Republic"?