Tyranny Of 9/11: The Building Blocks Of The American Police State From A-Z No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.    Edward R. MurrowJohn W. Whitehead Huffington PostWe ve walked a strange and harrowing road since September 11, 2001, littered with the debris of our once-vaunted liberties.Over the past 15 years, we have gone from a nation that took great pride in being a model of a representative democracy to being a model of how to persuade the citizenry to march in lockstep with a police state.What began with the passage of the USA Patriot Act in October 2001 has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption and abuse.This is not freedom. This is a jail cell. Set against a backdrop of government surveillance, militarized police, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture, eminent domain, overcriminalization, armed surveillance drones, whole body scanners, stop and frisk searches, roving VIPR raids and the like all of which have been sanctioned by Congress, the White House and the courts our constitutional freedoms have been steadily chipped away at, undermined, eroded, whittled down, and generally discarded.Our losses are mounting with every passing day.Free speech, the right to protest, the right to challenge government wrongdoing, due process, a presumption of innocence, the right to self-defense, accountability and transparency in government, privacy, press, sovereignty, assembly, bodily integrity, representative government: all of these and more have become casualties in the government s war on the American people, a war that has grown more pronounced since 9/11.Since the towers fell on 9/11, the American people have been treated like enemy combatants, to be spied on, tracked, scanned, frisked, searched, subjected to all manner of intrusions, intimidated, invaded, raided, manhandled, censored, silenced, shot at, locked up, and denied due process.In allowing ourselves to be distracted by terror drills, foreign wars, color-coded warnings, underwear bombers and other carefully constructed exercises in propaganda, sleight of hand, and obfuscation, we failed to recognize that the true enemy to freedom was lurking among us all the while.Indeed, the U.S. government now poses a greater threat to our freedoms than any terrorist, extremist or foreign entity ever could. Here s an A-to-Z primer to spell out exactly what government tyranny means post 9/11.A is for the AMERICAN POLICE STATE.B is for our battered BILL OF RIGHTS.C is for CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE, a diabolical governmental scheme to deprive Americans of their liberties, namely, the right to property.D is for DRONES, weaponized, equipped with lasers, tasers and scanning devices, and aimed at  we the people. E is for ELECTRONIC CONCENTRATION CAMP in which all citizens are suspects, their activities monitored and regulated, their movements tracked, their communications spied upon, and their lives, liberties and pursuit of happiness dependent on the government s say-so.F is for FUSION CENTERS, which serve as a clearinghouse for information shared between state, local and federal agencies. These fusion centers can constantly monitor our communications, everything from our internet activity and web searches to text messages, phone calls and emails.G is for GRENADE LAUNCHERS and GLOBAL POLICE. Take small-town police forces, equip them with enough firepower to render any citizen resistance futile, and then enlist them to be part of the United Nations  Strong Cities Network program, and you not only have a standing army that can operate beyond the reach of the Constitution, but one that is part of a global police force.H is for HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS. The government s efforts to militarize and weaponize its agencies and employees is reaching epic proportions, with federal agencies as varied as the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration stockpiling millions of lethal hollow-point bullets.I is for the INTERNET OF THINGS. This  connected  industry propels us closer to a future where police agencies apprehend virtually anyone if the government  thinks  they may commit a crime, driverless cars populate the highways, and a person s biometrics are constantly scanned and used to track their movements, target them for advertising, and keep them under perpetual surveillance.J is for JAILING FOR PROFIT. Having outsourced their inmate population to private prisons run by private corporations, this profit-driven form of mass punishment has given rise to a $70 billion private prison industry that relies on the complicity of state governments to keep their privately run prisons full by jailing large numbers of Americans for inane crimes.K is for KENTUCKY V. KING, a ruling that opens the door to warrantless police raids, leaving Americans with little real protection in the face of all manner of abuses by law enforcement officials.L is for LICENSE PLATE READERS, which enable law enforcement to track the whereabouts of vehicles, and their occupants, all across the country.M is for MAIN CORE, the U.S. government s database of 8 million or more names and information on Americans considered  threats  to the nation who should be rounded up in times of national emergency or under martial law.N is for NO-KNOCK RAIDS. More than 80,000 of these paramilitary raids are carried out every year more than 200 SWAT team raids every day and all in the pursuit of someone merely suspected of a crime, usually possession of some small amount of drugs.O is for OVERCRIMINALIZATION, which has resulted in an uptick in Americans being arrested and jailed for such absurd  violations  as letting their kids play at a park unsupervised, collecting rainwater and snow runoff on their own property, growing vegetables in their yard, and holding Bible studies in their living room.P is for PATHOCRACY and PRECRIME, tyranny at the hands of a psychopathic government. Couple that with the government s burgeoning precrime programs, and anyone seen as opposing the government whether they re Left, Right or somewhere in between becomes a potential extremist.Q is for QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, which allows officers to walk away without paying a dime for their wrongdoing.R is for ROADSIDE STRIP SEARCHES and BLOOD DRAWS. The courts have increasingly erred on the side of giving government officials especially the police vast discretion in carrying out strip searches, blood draws and even anal probes for a broad range of violations, no matter how minor the offense.S is for the SURVEILLANCE STATE. On any given day, the average American going about his daily business will be monitored, surveilled, spied on and tracked in more than 20 different ways, by both government and corporate eyes and ears.T is for TASERS and other nonlethal weapons, which enable police to aggress with the push of a button, making the potential for overblown confrontations over minor incidents that much more likely.U is for UNARMED CITIZENS SHOT BY POLICE. No longer is it unusual to hear about incidents in which police shoot unarmed individuals first and ask questions later, often attributed to a fear for their safety.V is for VIPR SQUADS, which are tasked with carrying out so-called  soft target  security inspections whenever and wherever the government deems appropriate, at random times and places, and without needing the justification of a particular threat.W is for WHOLE-BODY SCANNERS. Using either x-ray radiation or radio waves,scanning devices and government mobile units are being used not only to  see  through your clothes but to spy on you within the privacy of your home.X is for X-KEYSCORE. One of the many spying programs carried out by the NSA that targets every person in the United States who uses a computer or phone.Y is for YOU-NESS. Facial recognition software promises to create a society in which you can be tracked based on your face, mannerisms, social media and  you-ness. Z is for ZERO TOLERANCE, in which young people are increasingly viewed as suspects and treated as criminals by school officials and law enforcement alike, often for engaging in little more than childish behavior. The lesson being taught to our youngest and most impressionable citizens is this: in the American police state, you re either a prisoner (shackled, controlled, monitored, ordered about, limited in what you can do and say, your life not your own) or a prison bureaucrat (politician, police officer, judge, jailer, spy, profiteer, etc.).As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the reality we must come to terms with is that in the post-9/11 America we live in today, the government does whatever it wants, freedom be damned.The choices before us are straight-forward.We can live in the past, dwell on what freedoms we used to enjoy and shrug helplessly at the destruction of our liberties.We can immerse ourselves in the present, allowing ourselves to be utterly distracted by the glut of entertainment news and ever-changing headlines so that we fail to pay attention to or do anything about the government s ongoing power-grabs.We can hang our hopes on the future, believing against all odds that someone or something whether it be a politician, a movement, or a religious savior will save us from inevitable ruin.Or we can start right away by instituting changes at the local level, holding our government officials accountable to the rule of law, and resurrecting the Constitution, recognizing that if we fail to do so and instead follow our current trajectory, the picture of the future will be closer to what George Orwell likened to  a boot stamping on a human face forever. 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tyranny of the building blocks of the american police state from no one man terrorist whole nation unless accomplices edward murrowjohn whitehead huffington post walked strange harrowing road since september littered debris past years gone nation took great pride model representative democracy model persuade citizens march lockstep police began passage usa patriot act october snowball eradication every vital safeguard government overreach corruption freedom this jail cell set backdrop government surveillance militaries police seat team raids asset forfeiture eminent domain overcriminalization armed surveillance drones whole body scanners stop risk searches roving vip raids like sanctioned congress white house courts constitutional freedoms steadily shipped away undermined eroded whistle generally losses mounting every passing speech right protest right challenge government wrongdoing due process presumption innocence right accountability transparency government privacy press sovereignty assembly bodily integrity representative government become casualties government war american people war grown pronounced since towers fell american people treated like enemy combatants speed tracked scanned risked searched subjected manner intrusions intimidated invaded raided manhandled censored silenced shot locked denied due allowing distracted terror drills foreign wars warnings underwear bombers carefully constructed exercises propaganda slight hand obfuscation failed recognize true enemy freedom lurking among us government poses greater threat freedoms terrorist extremist foreign entity ever could here primer spell exactly government tyranny means post american police battered bill of civil asset forfeiture diabolical governmental scheme deprive americans liberties namely right drones weaponized equipped lasers lasers scanning devices aimed people e electronic concentration camp citizens suspects activities monitored regulated movements tracked communications speed upon lives liberties pursuit happiness dependent government fusion centers serve clearinghouse information shared state local federal agencies these fusion centers constantly monitor communications everything internet activity web searches text messages phone calls grenade launchers global police take police forces equip enough firepower render citizen resistance futile enlist part united nations strong cities network program standing army operate beyond reach constitution one part global police bullets the government efforts militaire weaponize agencies employees reaching epic proportions federal agencies varied department homeland security social security administration stockpiling millions lethal internet of things this connected industry propel us closer future police agencies apprehend virtually anyone government thinks may commit crime driverless cars populate highways person biometric constantly scanned used track movements target advertising keep perpetual failing for profit having outsourced inmate population private prisons run private corporations form mass punishment given rise billion private prison industry relies complicity state governments keep privately run prisons full failing large numbers americans insane kentucky king ruling opens door warrantless police raids leaving americans little real protection face manner abuses law enforcement license plate readers enable law enforcement track whereabouts vehicles occupants across main core government database million names information americans considered threats nation rounded times national emergency martial raids more paramilitary raids carried every year seat team raids every day pursuit someone merely suspected crime usually possession small amount overcriminalization resulted pick americans arrested jailed absurd violations letting kids play park unsupervised collecting rainwater snow runoff property growing vegetables yard holding bible studies living pathocracy precise tyranny hands psychopathic government couple government burgeoning precise programs anyone seen opposing government whether left right somewhere becomes potential qualified immunity allows officers walk away without paying dime roadside strip searches blood draws the courts increasingly erred side giving government officials especially police vast discretion carrying strip searches blood draws even anal probes broad range violations matter minor surveillance state on given day average american going daily business monitored surveilled speed tracked different ways government corporate eyes lasers nonlethal weapons enable police address push button making potential overflow confrontations minor incidents much unarmed citizens shot by police no longer unusual hear incidents police shoot unarmed individuals first ask questions later often attributed fear vip squads tasked carrying soft target security inspections whenever wherever government deems appropriate random times places without needing justification particular scanners using either radiation radio waves scanning devices government mobile units used see clothes spy within privacy one many spying programs carried nsa targets every person united states uses computer facial recognition software promises create society tracked based face mannerisms social media z zero tolerance young people increasingly viewed suspects treated criminals school officials law enforcement alike often engaging little childish behavior the lesson taught youngest impressionable citizens american police state either prisoner shocked controlled monitored ordered limited say life prison bureaucrat politician police officer judge jailed spy profited etc i make clear book battlefield america the war american people reality must come terms america live today government whatever wants freedom choices us live past dwell freedoms used enjoy shrub helpless destruction immense present allowing utterly distracted gut entertainment news headlines fail pay attention anything government ongoing hang hopes future believing odds someone something whether politician movement religious savior save us inevitable start right away institutions changes local level holding government officials accountable rule law resurrection constitution recognizing fail instead follow current trajectory picture future closer george orwell likened boot stamping human face forever us_news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Tyranny Of 9/11: The Building Blocks Of The American Police State From A-Z No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.    Edward R. MurrowJohn W. Whitehead Huffington PostWe ve walked a strange and harrowing road since September 11, 2001, littered with the debris of our once-vaunted liberties.Over the past 15 years, we have gone from a nation that took great pride in being a model of a representative democracy to being a model of how to persuade the citizenry to march in lockstep with a police state.What began with the passage of the USA Patriot Act in October 2001 has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption and abuse.This is not freedom. This is a jail cell. Set against a backdrop of government surveillance, militarized police, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture, eminent domain, overcriminalization, armed surveillance drones, whole body scanners, stop and frisk searches, roving VIPR raids and the like all of which have been sanctioned by Congress, the White House and the courts our constitutional freedoms have been steadily chipped away at, undermined, eroded, whittled down, and generally discarded.Our losses are mounting with every passing day.Free speech, the right to protest, the right to challenge government wrongdoing, due process, a presumption of innocence, the right to self-defense, accountability and transparency in government, privacy, press, sovereignty, assembly, bodily integrity, representative government: all of these and more have become casualties in the government s war on the American people, a war that has grown more pronounced since 9/11.Since the towers fell on 9/11, the American people have been treated like enemy combatants, to be spied on, tracked, scanned, frisked, searched, subjected to all manner of intrusions, intimidated, invaded, raided, manhandled, censored, silenced, shot at, locked up, and denied due process.In allowing ourselves to be distracted by terror drills, foreign wars, color-coded warnings, underwear bombers and other carefully constructed exercises in propaganda, sleight of hand, and obfuscation, we failed to recognize that the true enemy to freedom was lurking among us all the while.Indeed, the U.S. government now poses a greater threat to our freedoms than any terrorist, extremist or foreign entity ever could. Here s an A-to-Z primer to spell out exactly what government tyranny means post 9/11.A is for the AMERICAN POLICE STATE.B is for our battered BILL OF RIGHTS.C is for CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE, a diabolical governmental scheme to deprive Americans of their liberties, namely, the right to property.D is for DRONES, weaponized, equipped with lasers, tasers and scanning devices, and aimed at  we the people. E is for ELECTRONIC CONCENTRATION CAMP in which all citizens are suspects, their activities monitored and regulated, their movements tracked, their communications spied upon, and their lives, liberties and pursuit of happiness dependent on the government s say-so.F is for FUSION CENTERS, which serve as a clearinghouse for information shared between state, local and federal agencies. These fusion centers can constantly monitor our communications, everything from our internet activity and web searches to text messages, phone calls and emails.G is for GRENADE LAUNCHERS and GLOBAL POLICE. Take small-town police forces, equip them with enough firepower to render any citizen resistance futile, and then enlist them to be part of the United Nations  Strong Cities Network program, and you not only have a standing army that can operate beyond the reach of the Constitution, but one that is part of a global police force.H is for HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS. The government s efforts to militarize and weaponize its agencies and employees is reaching epic proportions, with federal agencies as varied as the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration stockpiling millions of lethal hollow-point bullets.I is for the INTERNET OF THINGS. This  connected  industry propels us closer to a future where police agencies apprehend virtually anyone if the government  thinks  they may commit a crime, driverless cars populate the highways, and a person s biometrics are constantly scanned and used to track their movements, target them for advertising, and keep them under perpetual surveillance.J is for JAILING FOR PROFIT. Having outsourced their inmate population to private prisons run by private corporations, this profit-driven form of mass punishment has given rise to a $70 billion private prison industry that relies on the complicity of state governments to keep their privately run prisons full by jailing large numbers of Americans for inane crimes.K is for KENTUCKY V. KING, a ruling that opens the door to warrantless police raids, leaving Americans with little real protection in the face of all manner of abuses by law enforcement officials.L is for LICENSE PLATE READERS, which enable law enforcement to track the whereabouts of vehicles, and their occupants, all across the country.M is for MAIN CORE, the U.S. government s database of 8 million or more names and information on Americans considered  threats  to the nation who should be rounded up in times of national emergency or under martial law.N is for NO-KNOCK RAIDS. More than 80,000 of these paramilitary raids are carried out every year more than 200 SWAT team raids every day and all in the pursuit of someone merely suspected of a crime, usually possession of some small amount of drugs.O is for OVERCRIMINALIZATION, which has resulted in an uptick in Americans being arrested and jailed for such absurd  violations  as letting their kids play at a park unsupervised, collecting rainwater and snow runoff on their own property, growing vegetables in their yard, and holding Bible studies in their living room.P is for PATHOCRACY and PRECRIME, tyranny at the hands of a psychopathic government. Couple that with the government s burgeoning precrime programs, and anyone seen as opposing the government whether they re Left, Right or somewhere in between becomes a potential extremist.Q is for QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, which allows officers to walk away without paying a dime for their wrongdoing.R is for ROADSIDE STRIP SEARCHES and BLOOD DRAWS. The courts have increasingly erred on the side of giving government officials especially the police vast discretion in carrying out strip searches, blood draws and even anal probes for a broad range of violations, no matter how minor the offense.S is for the SURVEILLANCE STATE. On any given day, the average American going about his daily business will be monitored, surveilled, spied on and tracked in more than 20 different ways, by both government and corporate eyes and ears.T is for TASERS and other nonlethal weapons, which enable police to aggress with the push of a button, making the potential for overblown confrontations over minor incidents that much more likely.U is for UNARMED CITIZENS SHOT BY POLICE. No longer is it unusual to hear about incidents in which police shoot unarmed individuals first and ask questions later, often attributed to a fear for their safety.V is for VIPR SQUADS, which are tasked with carrying out so-called  soft target  security inspections whenever and wherever the government deems appropriate, at random times and places, and without needing the justification of a particular threat.W is for WHOLE-BODY SCANNERS. Using either x-ray radiation or radio waves,scanning devices and government mobile units are being used not only to  see  through your clothes but to spy on you within the privacy of your home.X is for X-KEYSCORE. One of the many spying programs carried out by the NSA that targets every person in the United States who uses a computer or phone.Y is for YOU-NESS. Facial recognition software promises to create a society in which you can be tracked based on your face, mannerisms, social media and  you-ness. Z is for ZERO TOLERANCE, in which young people are increasingly viewed as suspects and treated as criminals by school officials and law enforcement alike, often for engaging in little more than childish behavior. The lesson being taught to our youngest and most impressionable citizens is this: in the American police state, you re either a prisoner (shackled, controlled, monitored, ordered about, limited in what you can do and say, your life not your own) or a prison bureaucrat (politician, police officer, judge, jailer, spy, profiteer, etc.).As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the reality we must come to terms with is that in the post-9/11 America we live in today, the government does whatever it wants, freedom be damned.The choices before us are straight-forward.We can live in the past, dwell on what freedoms we used to enjoy and shrug helplessly at the destruction of our liberties.We can immerse ourselves in the present, allowing ourselves to be utterly distracted by the glut of entertainment news and ever-changing headlines so that we fail to pay attention to or do anything about the government s ongoing power-grabs.We can hang our hopes on the future, believing against all odds that someone or something whether it be a politician, a movement, or a religious savior will save us from inevitable ruin.Or we can start right away by instituting changes at the local level, holding our government officials accountable to the rule of law, and resurrecting the Constitution, recognizing that if we fail to do so and instead follow our current trajectory, the picture of the future will be closer to what George Orwell likened to  a boot stamping on a human face forever. 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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: tyranny of the building blocks of the american police state from no one man terrorist whole nation unless accomplices edward murrowjohn whitehead huffington post walked strange harrowing road since september littered debris past years gone nation took great pride model representative democracy model persuade citizens march lockstep police began passage usa patriot act october snowball eradication every vital safeguard government overreach corruption freedom this jail cell set backdrop government surveillance militaries police seat team raids asset forfeiture eminent domain overcriminalization armed surveillance drones whole body scanners stop risk searches roving vip raids like sanctioned congress white house courts constitutional freedoms steadily shipped away undermined eroded whistle generally losses mounting every passing speech right protest right challenge government wrongdoing due process presumption innocence right accountability transparency government privacy press sovereignty assembly bodily integrity representative government become casualties government war american people war grown pronounced since towers fell american people treated like enemy combatants speed tracked scanned risked searched subjected manner intrusions intimidated invaded raided manhandled censored silenced shot locked denied due allowing distracted terror drills foreign wars warnings underwear bombers carefully constructed exercises propaganda slight hand obfuscation failed recognize true enemy freedom lurking among us government poses greater threat freedoms terrorist extremist foreign entity ever could here primer spell exactly government tyranny means post american police battered bill of civil asset forfeiture diabolical governmental scheme deprive americans liberties namely right drones weaponized equipped lasers lasers scanning devices aimed people e electronic concentration camp citizens suspects activities monitored regulated movements tracked communications speed upon lives liberties pursuit happiness dependent government fusion centers serve clearinghouse information shared state local federal agencies these fusion centers constantly monitor communications everything internet activity web searches text messages phone calls grenade launchers global police take police forces equip enough firepower render citizen resistance futile enlist part united nations strong cities network program standing army operate beyond reach constitution one part global police bullets the government efforts militaire weaponize agencies employees reaching epic proportions federal agencies varied department homeland security social security administration stockpiling millions lethal internet of things this connected industry propel us closer future police agencies apprehend virtually anyone government thinks may commit crime driverless cars populate highways person biometric constantly scanned used track movements target advertising keep perpetual failing for profit having outsourced inmate population private prisons run private corporations form mass punishment given rise billion private prison industry relies complicity state governments keep privately run prisons full failing large numbers americans insane kentucky king ruling opens door warrantless police raids leaving americans little real protection face manner abuses law enforcement license plate readers enable law enforcement track whereabouts vehicles occupants across main core government database million names information americans considered threats nation rounded times national emergency martial raids more paramilitary raids carried every year seat team raids every day pursuit someone merely suspected crime usually possession small amount overcriminalization resulted pick americans arrested jailed absurd violations letting kids play park unsupervised collecting rainwater snow runoff property growing vegetables yard holding bible studies living pathocracy precise tyranny hands psychopathic government couple government burgeoning precise programs anyone seen opposing government whether left right somewhere becomes potential qualified immunity allows officers walk away without paying dime roadside strip searches blood draws the courts increasingly erred side giving government officials especially police vast discretion carrying strip searches blood draws even anal probes broad range violations matter minor surveillance state on given day average american going daily business monitored surveilled speed tracked different ways government corporate eyes lasers nonlethal weapons enable police address push button making potential overflow confrontations minor incidents much unarmed citizens shot by police no longer unusual hear incidents police shoot unarmed individuals first ask questions later often attributed fear vip squads tasked carrying soft target security inspections whenever wherever government deems appropriate random times places without needing justification particular scanners using either radiation radio waves scanning devices government mobile units used see clothes spy within privacy one many spying programs carried nsa targets every person united states uses computer facial recognition software promises create society tracked based face mannerisms social media z zero tolerance young people increasingly viewed suspects treated criminals school officials law enforcement alike often engaging little childish behavior the lesson taught youngest impressionable citizens american police state either prisoner shocked controlled monitored ordered limited say life prison bureaucrat politician police officer judge jailed spy profited etc i make clear book battlefield america the war american people reality must come terms america live today government whatever wants freedom choices us live past dwell freedoms used enjoy shrub helpless destruction immense present allowing utterly distracted gut entertainment news headlines fail pay attention anything government ongoing hang hopes future believing odds someone something whether politician movement religious savior save us inevitable start right away institutions changes local level holding government officials accountable rule law resurrection constitution recognizing fail instead follow current trajectory picture future closer george orwell likened boot stamping human face forever us_news