The overall idea was to use very limited enforcement capabilities to ensure mass compliance of hundreds of millions of taxpayers. This by means of instilling fear of sanction-- of getting caught, fined, perhaps imprisoned-- for cheating on one's personal or business taxes. IT WORKED! It continues to work.
Given this enforcement methodology expect that the law enforcement agencies of the Trump controlled government-- including, but not limited to IRS, also the FBI, etc.-- will selectively target their self-identified enemies, in this order:
1) Groups, or individuals who publicly call for mass resistance (whether including violence or not) which possess a large, active base of followers.
2) Any "celebrities" who publicly support mass resistance.
3) Individuals identified through online postings who are articulate and communicative about their disloyalty to their regime.
4) Anyone who is brought to their attention by informers.
The overall intent is mass intimidation by generating fear. I suspect, given their manpower limitations, they will also activate their fanatical armed MAGA base, including groups such as Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, at the local level nationwide if they begin to lose control. These could even be "deputized" as "law enforcement" agents! There is historical precedence for this. Heinrich Himmler did this for the NAZI Brownshirts. (See: Click Here).
That's how they roll. Be prepared for it! Fear, intimidation, selective victimization, is their methodology. To defeat it, once the initial arrests begin, speak out more loudly. Demonstrate in ever larger numbers. Communicate our message online ever more widely and frequently. Don't back down! When the regime inevitably resorts to armed violence-- be prepared for that as well!
(Article changed on Mar 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM EDT)
(Article changed on Mar 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM EDT)
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