Totalitarians, fascists, and other power freaks are essentially just glorified schoolyard bullies. They may cloak themselves in the mantle of the law, but their modus operandi is brute force. Beneath all the bullshit, their message is simple: “either do what we say, or we will hurt you.”
— C.J. Hopkins
The Criminalization of Dissent (continued) (Opens new window)
The entire essay is worth the read.

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