I know here in the United States they just passed a law where the military can arrest someone because they are suspected of "terrorism" and hold them indefinately as an enemy combatant. This is in the US itself, not in a foreign country.
This is very frightening. I suspect the economy is going to get a lot worse and the government cannot count on the police to control things.
The thing is, most people are unaware of this. The passing of this bill was suppressed by all of the major media outlets (state-run media) at the behest of the government.
If people really knew what was going on, there would be a revolution. Those of us who do know are too few. Most people are ignorant and/or too afraid to do anything about this.