Dictator playbook 101, can't have any local law enforcement (if you can't bring in outsiders, swap out locals with other people from across the country) or you run the risk of them being sympathetic toward their neighbors, cousins, brothers, etc.
Thing is, if we shine a light on this, the French protesters won't feel as bad about pushing back against these thugs once they realize that these are not their neighbors, cousins, brothers, etc.
Dictator playbook 101, can't have any local law enforcement (if you can't bring in outsiders, swap out locals with other people from across the country) or you run the risk of them being sympathetic toward their neighbors, cousins, brothers, etc.
Thing is, if we shine a light on this, the French protesters won't feel as bad about pushing back against these thugs once they realize that these are not their neighbors, cousins, brothers, etc.