U.S. is Like Communism Without the Health Care

When Denver's finest goof in a uniform, Lt. Tony Lopez told the Denver Post that "We aren't living in a communist state," I'm sure he didn't think that anybody was stupid enough in the U.S. to think that we had health care, livable wages, workable strategies to end homelessness, support of the arts, education, culture and fair labor practices. Nope. Tony was referring to government surveillance--which, according to the same article, we have plenty of--at ridiculous rates. Tony--we aren't living in a communist state--we're living in a fascist state!

In our government's growing trends towards totalitarianism, in Colorado 181 so-called Terrorism Liaison Officers have been trained to determine that people like you and me are terrorists for suspicious activities such as:

Birdwatchers beware! Binocular and camera use are very suspicious.
Geeks watch out--measuring things, baking diagrams, very suspicious.
Don't get lost or confused and double back or drive evasively.
Taking notes--with no working public education system--obvious terroristic.
SUV drivers--fuel purchases--suspect.
Buying uniforms for BDSM? Shame on you.
Parked your car too long--clearly a menace!

These Terrorism Liaison Officers are law enforcement officers, paramedics, workers for Xcel energy, and the railroads. They span the public and private sector. What policies of accountability do they have in place?

According to the article, federal authorities currently define "suspicious activity" as "Observed behavior that may be indicative of intelligence-gathering or pre-operational planning related to terrorism, criminal, or other illicit intention."

In the past, people with dangerous opinions like "people who are destroying the earth are bad" were considered terrorists. Now, bad drivers are.

Lt. Tony Lopez--before you and your ilk drive us into immobility where leaving the house is considered suspicious, terroristic behavior, quit your job and join the millions of people struggling for a better world. Being a cop in an era when taking notes is considered terroristic is like being a totalitarian communist throwing artists into Gulags--except that in the U.S. we don't get any of the benefits of an egalitarian totalitarian society.