ItĂ ‚¬ „ s been said many times that the war is a self-sustaining industry that requires a constant threat overseas to keep the machine thriving at home. Looking at the millions if not billions of dollars spent on securing Ă ‚¬Ĺ"national special security eventsĂ ‚¬ ť against its own citizens, itĂ ‚¬ „ s clear that protesters have become the threat that has allowed, in part, the warfare state to flourish on American soil.
Sound dramatic? One need only to look at the lockdown of our cities during these Ă ‚¬Ĺ"eventsĂ ‚¬ ť Ă ‚¬" whether it be the NATO Summit in Chicago today, or preparations to militarize the cities of Tampa and Charlotte for the Democratic and Republican conventions this summer Ă ‚¬" to see that the constitutionally protected, American tradition of protest has become a reason for law enforcement to spend their quickly evaporating budgets each year on new toys and overtime Ă ‚¬" |