The mark of the police state
Center for a Stateless Society
by Darian Worden
09/07/10
The ‘papers, please’ checkpoint image is frequently invoked to convey the idea of a police state or totalitarian regime. It’s a visible reminder of how far government will go to keep things under control, and that government considers all the people within its grasp to be its things. The lasting effects of producing documents at any time to prove to state agents that you are worthy to draw breath on their turf are real...
http://c4ss.org/content/3925
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=police+state
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=totalitarian
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Darian+Worden
by Darian Worden
09/07/10
The ‘papers, please’ checkpoint image is frequently invoked to convey the idea of a police state or totalitarian regime. It’s a visible reminder of how far government will go to keep things under control, and that government considers all the people within its grasp to be its things. The lasting effects of producing documents at any time to prove to state agents that you are worthy to draw breath on their turf are real...
http://c4ss.org/content/3925
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=police+state
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=totalitarian
http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=Darian+Worden
rudkla - 9. Sep, 09:35
