“There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is a dangerous activity.”—Hannah Arendt
Tag: government
CIRCLE THE WAGONS: THE GOVERNMENT IS ON THE WARPATH
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.”—Harry S. Truman
CONSPIRATORS FOR THE CONSTITUTION: WHEN ANTI-GOVERNMENT SPEECH BECOMES SEDITION
Let’s be clear about one thing: seditious conspiracy isn’t a real crime to anyone but the U.S. government.
SPEAK YOUR TRUTH: DON’T LET THE GOVERNMENT CRIMINALIZE FREE SPEECH
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”—George Washington
FAKE NEWS CURATED BY THE DEEP STATE: GOVERNMENT SPIN DOCTORS CONTROL THE NEWS CYCLE
Let’s talk about fake news stories, shall we? There’s the garden variety fake news that is not really “news” so much as it is titillating, tabloid-worthy material peddled by anyone with a Twitter account, a Facebook page and an active imagination.
A NANNY STATE IDIOCRACY: WHEN THE GOVERNMENT THINKS IT KNOWS BEST
It’s hard to say whether we’re dealing with a kleptocracy (a government ruled by thieves), a kakistocracy (a government run by unprincipled career politicians, corporations and thieves that panders to the worst vices in our nature and has little regard for the rights of American citizens), or if we’ve gone straight to an idiocracy.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE GOVERNMENT IN 2023? MORE OF THE SAME
“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.”—Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher