Why would the United States government attack its own citizens?

[Benton]

(09-12-2015, 04:26 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: I always thought the people were afraid of the government taking away too many rights, or if they instate a crazy law like how the nazis did with the Jews. I mean I knew there were some nuts out there who thought they would imprison us, but I thought they were the vast minority.

Generally I think the fear is the imprisonment or removal of rights will be permanent. We give up our freedoms from time to time with the expectation they'll be returned.