I said that if you toe the line, you have nothing to worry about.

He said that his family dealt with the black market.

Oooooh... Seems that they weren't toeing the line.

That's why they were afraid.

Which is my point.

The same as in the US.

Except here, you can perform LEGAL acts (like registering to vote for a political party) and have the government start a file on you (reference my earlier post from the FBI's website).