I was at the last peace gatherings in the united states, they are known as rainbow gatherings and are now fully infiltrated and co-opted by the FBI, fusion centers. They distribute fake lsd to people that is really just a ghb like date rape drug and then try to bait people into situations where they will appear to be sexual predators.
I now see the military/police as being wholly separate from the civilian population of the united states, who has no say whatsoever in the actions of the military and police control. There is a secret police that uses all electronic means to harass anyone they perceive as a threat, and I had to leave the country.
People thought Obama was just going to be kinder and gentler but despite all his charm and intelligence he was just a figurehead and he knows it.
In newspaper articles about the law enforcement response to the rainbow gatherings, they repeatedly said when interviewed that they treated the event like a 'forest fire'. This means they are trying to extinguish it any way possible, and that means sometimes lighting some of the fire itself in a way that denies it fuel. That means dividing the fire into sections. Who knows what all that means, but I saw extensive efforts made, hundreds of undercover police setting up kitchens and camps to appear as if they were peace loving hippies. That's how many resources they have and that's how much they are devoted to preventing any one or any group from effectively organizing against them.
This is, of course, unconstitutional, as free assembly, free speech and free press are allowed, and this does not give the police/military the right to harass, intimidate, infiltrate, and in general be gestapo douchebags. As such I see these efforts as non-american in nature, and as more of the results of an invading force under the control of multinational corporations, banks and a tyrranical pyramidal structure.
It also means that effectively we are ruled by spies and secret police, and that all forms of public political activity are a farce, as Bernie Sanders has learned.
It also means that steemit itself, and the blockchain tech itself, is seen as a threat and will be treated the same way.
Very intelligent people spend a lot of time strategizing how to destroy these ideas. There could be a lot more going on behind the scenes we do not know about. Because our government is not in the hands of civilians, they could be keeping any secret. It actually astounds me there isn't outright nuclear war yet, this is one of many mysteries.
Rule by spies is not fun, but for anyone to have the ability to resist it, you must first understand who you are fighting. (like doctor who, you have to name your enemy before you even begin to strategize)
Hope this sheds some light on your questions.