The deployment of U.S. Marines to Los Angeles is a highly controversial action that has led some to draw parallels between the U.S. and totalitarian regimes.

“then also separate from the specifics, just the idea of American troops being deployed on American soil. It's continue to be an extremely controversial issue. some even comparing the U.S now to Russia, China, North Korea and other totalitarian regimes that regularly use troops to quell civil unrest.”