Those pesky, lying, worthless ordinary citizens

On Friday the Examiner reported that informants within the Connecticut state police had contacted gun rights activist and blogger Mike Vanderboegh with an urgent message. "Don't come to Connecticut anytime soon," they said, "There's cops and politicians up here who want you dead."

Once the shock of such an outrageous and unacceptable attitude on the part of law enforcement officials wear off, stop for a moment and think about the history of the collectivist/statist movement.

Is this anything new? Are they doing anything they haven't done before once they are firmly ensconced in power?

The progressive movement and its close allies among totalitarians of all stripes -- Communists, Nazis, Fascists, Socialists, etc. -- has always taken an attitude of marked disdain for ordinary citizens. 

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