Never Enough

Here's a hypothetical example of a self-fulfilling prophesy started by cops. Historical precedent can be found in Michael R. Ebner's thoroughly researched book, Ordinary Violence in Mussolini's Italy (Cambridge University Press, 2011). Pages 57 and 82 are very helpful.

The parallels are relevant to our own times, illuminating and frightening. The emphasis placed by police on surveillance, including open shadowing, is beyond worrisome. Those who have not experienced it themselves turn a blind eye, deny it happens, facilitate it by vilifying and ridiculing the state's target of surveillance. This is what fascism looks like, always led by cops.

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Typical online bullying by proxy cop

Above, fascist police claim the bullied are dangerous, need to be spied on. They recruit often unreliable rumormongering informants from bullied person's friends, neighbors, teachers, even family. All of them gossip, which on social media, never ends, is never enough.

Bullied person discovers fascist-state surveillance, considers it further bullying.

Bullied person learns of fascist-state surveillance, which once started has no end, tolerates no criticism, operates in secrecy without oversight. Police can't get enough of it.