| What other governments have | What the USA has instead |
| Kickbacks | Subsidies |
| Indoctrination centers | Public schools |
| Propagandists | Government spokespersons |
| Government censors | Network Standards and Practices |
| Thought control | Political correctness |
| Embarrassing and incriminating evidence | Information that, if leaked, could pose a threat to national security |
| Dissidents | Crackpots |
| Refugees | Homeless |
| Political prisoners | Morals offenders |
| Forced labor | Community service |
| Black markets | Organized crime |
| Secret police and death squads | Elite anti-terrorism and drug-interdiction units |
| Resistance movements | Terrorist militias |
| Invasion and occupation | Strategic presence |