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Anyone who thinks the government asking you sternly to "please stay inside" is an abuse of power must have fallen asleep in American history class. Or have never talked to their grandparents about politics in the past. There are still people alive in the US who were imprisoned due to their ethnicity.
> Anyone who thinks the government asking you sternly to "please stay inside" is an abuse of power
American states jailed pastors, fined churches, and charged individuals with violations of 'laws' against things like worshipping together or assembling.
> must have fallen asleep in American history class.
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Heck, over my lifetime I have seen vaccine mandates go from something that was normal, uncontroversial, and you'd be seen as a weird radical if you were against them -- to a hot topic of public debate.
Sounds like the policing continues.
> the world has never been a more peaceful place
That isn’t written anywhere in the article you linked, and is provably false. Many places in the Middle East, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and Asia have been either invaded by, ignored by, or coup’d by the US during Pax Americana.
It’s only “peaceful” for US & Friends because a lot of people are dying by American bullets in other places.
And it's provably true: https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3816326/o...
Since the mid 20th century, we've seen a decline from some of the the bloodiest times on the planet, to the most peaceful.
> Many places in the Middle East, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe, and Asia have been either invaded by, ignored by, or coup’d by the US during Pax Americana.
So? 'Peace' is being used here as a relative term. Humans have always engaged in war to varying non-zero degrees.