by Matt Morris, SGT Report:

In the somber annals of history, the slow creep of totalitarianism has always begun with seemingly innocuous policy changes. Time and again, we’ve witnessed how democratic nations slide into authoritarianism not through sudden coups, but through the quiet accumulation of power—particularly military power—over civilian affairs.
No-one notices as the juggernaut gathers steam.
It’s a playbook as old as civilization itself: expand military authority, blur the lines between civilian and military control, and eventually deploy armed forces against the very citizens they were meant to protect.
But history tells us there are milestones along the way.