Editor-at-Large @CountyHwy. Books: Blood Will Out, Up in the Air, Thumbsucker, She Needed Me, Mission to America, My Hard Bargain, There's a Bear in the House!
The Flock-style systems are in place. The thoughtcrimes have been defined. The COVID era precedents for controls on movement & commerce have been established. The willingness of many citizens to serve as voluntary lookouts & tipsters for officialdom has been demonstrated.
Ready?