Snippet of a Police State
he was of the type that kept his head down and followed orders. he was intelligent and did his job efficiently but not too well as to attract attention. he believed however that there was something wrong with the system but feared being exposed too much to ever speak his mind. he never mentioned politics to his friends and always refused to give his opinion out of safety, but also out of fear the someone might report him. he was scared of insiders who might secretly be connected to higher officials. in truth he knew little of politics and always told himself that it is better to shut your mouth if you don't know all the facts. secretly his gut instincts told him however that the system was corrupt, that they were slowly and inexorably heading towards a police state, and he hated the fact that anytime the slightest slander or petty crime could be punished by exposure. what he feared most was being exposed, that maybe his misdemeanors from his youth would be brought up in court or