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== ComicsComic Books ==
 
* In ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'' the police are pretty corrupt and oppressive to begin with, carrying riot shields with SUBMIT printed on them and stomping of protestors' faces. When the Smiler takes over it gets worse, culminating in the City getting put under martial law.
* In thea [[What If...?]] story offor ''[[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]]'', the USA is turned to this because Cap awakened from the popsicle way later than expected. When Cap noticed what happened, he's ends up really furious and interrupts a parade done by his impostor and then chews out the whole country. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|And it awesomely works]].
* ''[[Superman: Red Son]]'' involves virtually the whole world becoming Communist thanks to Superman solving various economic problems. The US inis an exception: its economy is on the verge of collapse and there is a mention of tanks in the streets of New York to suppress food riots. There's also a mention of a [[Take That|President Friedman]].
 
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