Quote Originally Posted by greenhavoc View Post
That's what is happening
Yes, and it's happening slowly enough that far too many people aren't noticing. It's not like there's been a single person/group that says "we're gonna take this democracy and turn it into a totalitarian state in our control, and we have every move planned" (NWO conspiracy theorists, I'm looking at you); it's just what happens when you put people in power and don't keep them on a short enough leash.

Fortunately, how slow is slow enough can vary considerably from person to person, and plenty of people (i.e. Occupy) have taken notice entirely.