this is what can happen and has happend when there's zero restraint on government control over civilians

[Grumpy]

when the government decides your more of a P.I.T.A than your worth
you have zero individual rights in a communist society

( the elites know, you can't force the masses to do unpopular things,
or force the population to accept forced "RE-EDUCATION"
(POPULAR COMMUNIST PHRASE,
FOR ELIMINATING POLITICAL OPPONENTS WITHOUT A TRACE)
if they are armed)

the U.S. government has an insane amount of personal data on EVERYONE currently
all it takes is a huge swing in political priorities and laws forcing restrictions on your individual rights,
like ignoring your rights under the FIRST AND SECOND AMENDMENTS and AMERICA as we know it no longer exists
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOUR POLITICIANS DO