Catherine Morris<p>Andrew DeCort: ‘…citizens &amp; residents under <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> regimes come to feel…they must insulate their consciousness behind a protective layer of fear, hyper-vigilance &amp; self-censorship. The regime creates this helmeted consciousness through acts that stoke public anxiety, insecurity &amp; terror. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArbitraryArrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArbitraryArrest</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RumeysaOzturk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RumeysaOzturk</span></a>…is an example... these lawless acts are meant to send…a clear &amp; potent message:“If you cross us we will punish you,with or without the law.‘ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16GuAE5oL8/?mibextid=wwXIfr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/share/p/16GuAE5oL</span><span class="invisible">8/?mibextid=wwXIfr</span></a></p>