police state
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So why would anyone not expect him to use a massive military and police state?
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Here, it justifies the creation of a dystopian, paranoid police state because it will make it easier to find someone’s lost dog.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026
The book’s most edifying compilations recount the Soviet people’s unconquerable yearning to live, create and love freely, despite the daily menaces of a police state and deafening propaganda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Some of the Americans who crossed were driven by evangelical zeal or simply attracted by the mystery of a severely cloistered police state fueled by anti-U.S. hatred.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
“It’s run like a police state, and it’s boring and clueless.”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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