It's amazing to me how quickly the UK and other commonwealth countries have run full speed into oppression. You're looking at where the US is headed, just in fast-forward.

The big lesson I have learned is that people fundamentally don't oppose authoritarianism, as long as it's "the right kind".

How the people in charge can actually convince themselves that they stand for freedom, while openly adopting all the techniques of fascism and communism, shows a complete lack of introspection on their part.