Category: Freedom
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Fascism Friday Freakout!!!
“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the cloak of antifascism.” The statement, “fascism is a means more than an end” can be interpreted in a few different ways, so let me address a few potential meanings. Fascism is an authoritarian ideology characterized by dictatorial power, suppression of dissent, and strong nationalism. […]
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Crowd-Sourced Tyranny
“If there are things we cannot say we are in a tyranny”— Roger Scruton I recently read the essay, When fear leads to tyranny by Jonathan Sumption, medieval historian and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He identified three threats to democracy: I noted he did not mention public trust in […]
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“Predicated on a False Narrative”
The 300-page Durham report dropped on Monday and the bi-polar response was predictable… CNN anchor Jake Tapper is earning scorn from the left and praise from the right over his commentary on John Durham, a Trump-era special counsel, and his report reviewing the investigation of the former president’s ties to Russia. “Regardless, the report is […]
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The Arena of Free Speech
Liberty and free speech should be the principle criteria. Let the left and right fight it out, but the fight needs to be in an arena of free speech
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Hoax of the Century
We’ve witnessed many US government hoaxes and crises these past many years… Jacob Siegel at Tablet Magazine has done this nation and the world an important service by writing an excellent compendium of recent events. A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century 13 Ways of Looking at Disinformation I. Russophobia Returns, Unexpectedly: The […]
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Trans-Politics
Conservatives defending conservative values, and liberals defending liberal values would go a long way towards restoring national sanity.
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Divide and Conquer
I’m becoming addicted to Russell Brand’s manic podcasts. His rapid-fire machinegun delivery examines and enunciates what many left of center people are thinking but are afraid to say out loud. All the intellectual ferment lately seems to be coming from independent, free-thinking liberals… With Logic and Love I have also come to love and greatly […]
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The Right to be Left Alone
San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer has become the second NHL player this year to refuse to wear a LGBTQIA+ Pride jersey. Reimer said on Saturday that he was remaining true to his Christian beliefs in a statement posted on social media. (The Post Millennial) Compulsory Symbolism Some people, with considered reason, oppose the mandatory […]
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Anti-Gun Malarky
Old Joe’s at it again. Here he is pandering to a black audience on MLK Day: And I’ll say what I said then and I’ll say it over and over again: I am going to get assault weapons banned. I did it once, and I’m going to do it again. There’s no social redeeming value. […]
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Gunplay
Right-thinking Americans are upset at presidents ignoring federal law. They also express opposition to Soros-funded ‘prosecutors’ who won’t prosecute. What do you think of this quote? “We will not be enforcing it in this county; I will also not house anyone in my jail that has violated this act because we know it to be […]