Within the pandemic fascistic state, the police become the de facto enforcers of every bizarre dictum handed down to them. Constitutional or not, police have made it clear that they are willing and able to carry out these totalitarian orders. Arrest a pastor for giving a sermon in his own church? Collect license plate numbers of church attendees? Bust up peaceful social gatherings? Arrest business owners for operating during lock-downs? There is much, much more. And the cops will do all of it.
I’ve never understood the culture of cop worship that permeates conservative circles. It’s always appeared to be a projection of what they hope police really are, rather than what they actually are. Cop worshipers want to believe in the inherent goodness of the person wearing the badge, and then they make themselves believe it. And many, if not most, cops are good. But their paycheck is tied to how well they obey orders, and not many will risk that paycheck in order to martyr themselves for the Constitution. Police are the armed agents of the State. They’re paid by the State, and take orders from the State. Many are good, many are bad. But even the best are only as good as the diktats they are compelled to enforce. They are not paid to protect your liberty from their employer. And if their paycheck depends on violating your liberty, what do you think they’ll choose?
Moral of the story: not only are the cops not coming to save us, they are the ones who will implement totalitarianism at the ground-level. They will be the ones to confiscate weapons, arrest and imprison dissidents (or shoot them), harass and intimidate job owners, etc. This type of work is in their job description. It is their essential function.
When totalitarianism arrives at your doorstep, it won’t be Nancy Pelosi demanding your papers. It won’t be “the libs”, or the local DNC chapter. It will be the armed enforcers of the State. It will be the cops.
