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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22447069 The difference between Russian and American authoritarianism
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 hours agoTo me secret police are plain clothes officers who drive ordinary looking cars until the hidden lights come on. They’re literally keeping it a secret from the public that they’re enforcing the law.
minus-squareinvalid_name@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 hours agoThey enforce order; laws are only ever a pretense.
To me secret police are plain clothes officers who drive ordinary looking cars until the hidden lights come on. They’re literally keeping it a secret from the public that they’re enforcing the law.
They enforce order; laws are only ever a pretense.