I would say yes, Brad!! And definitely with the predominance of repressive rather than ‘generative’ measures…
@goodfellowtom.bsky.social is it reasonable to apply the lessons of Controlling the Capital to the United States?
E.g. Washington, D.C. now has a permanent 3000+ National Guard deployment, the local-federal Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, masked ICE/CBP patrols, and expanding Park Police