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Is the U.S. a Police State? (lemmy.world)
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Let’s look at evidence:

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[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Prison state is a more apt term - after all, that is what borders are there for.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Panopticon is the word for living under the fear that the authorities might be watching you.