The empire has invaded the homeland–the chickens have come home to roost, as Malcolm X put it–with more than a million people ordered to cower in their homes. Businesses, schools, universities, public transport are all ordered to close. All homes and other property can be searched without warrants. By what authority? Blankout, as Rand used to say. Army-style police, and a police-style army, combined with various secret police forces from the feds, state, and city, stomp around in total control, loving it. We have enhanced martial law, accompanied by media cheers. It’s American fascism on display, with the usual crony capitalism operating behind the scenes. Domestic terrorism so benefits the internationally terroristic government.
UPDATE See the SWAT Army photos in this Daily Mail article.
UPDATE from Bill Potter:
The Daily Mail pictures chronicle the theater of the absurd:
1) The hysterical middle-aged woman
2) The fearful faced twenty-something woman in the window
3) The just awakened old guy in the green bathrobe.
4) And the hundreds of cretins now activated into some state of confused, paranoid action, with guns drawn.
Theater of the absurd. Luis Bunuel couldn’t do it any better.
Up next for the people: The Theater of Cruelty. The state’s version, not Artaud’s.
UPDATE See also these Slate photos of the occupation.
9:16 am on April 19, 2013
