"Once the government can demand of a publisher the names of the purchasers of his publication, the free press as we know it disappears. Then the spectre of a government agent will look over the shoulder of everyone who reads. ... Fear of criticism goes with every person into the bookstall. The subtle, imponderable pressures of the orthodox lay hold. Some will fear to read what is unpopular, what the powers-that-be dislike. ... fear will take the place of freedom in the libraries, book stores, and homes in the land." ~ William O. Douglas
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There's a buzzword that's been heavily used for ten or more years: "infrastructure".
I'm hoping to live to see government infrastructure come unglued and implode. The first breach to the walls of Leviathan will be the hordes who currently vote to legitimize the fraud. Once their numbers have been reduced to a small percentage of "eligibles", the gap will have been opened. The tanking of the US "dollar", along with most world currencies, will accelerate that happening.
This is all being enhanced by the free exchange of information with individuals like us on the internet. We are steadfastly (but gently, I hope) nudging the fence-sitters. "Hawk"'s article is an excellent example.
Sam