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"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.”
―Thomas Jefferson
At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked as he left Independence Hall on the final day of deliberation. In the notes of Dr. James McHenry, one of Maryland’s delegates to the Convention, a lady asked Dr. Franklin: “Well Doctor what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
Benjamin Franklin replied: “A republic....if you can keep it.”
Today, Trump and Republicans are telling the American people that we can no longer keep it.
America's democracy and Constitutional republic, has never been in more peril than it is right now. Trump and republicans, are attempting to reverse our victory in our War of Independence, that began 1775 and ended in 1783. They are attempting to throw it all away, like it never happened, and install a new King, a new monarch, a new tyrant, to rule over the American people. We are witnessing history folks. This is America's darkest hour.
“If there is one fact we really can prove, from the history that we really do know, it is that despotism can be a development, often a late development and very often indeed the end of societies that have been highly democratic. A despotism may almost be defined as a tired democracy. As fatigue falls on a community, the citizens are less inclined for that eternal vigilance which has truly been called the price of liberty; and they prefer to arm only one single sentinel to watch the city while they sleep.”
― G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man
“Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may”
― Daniel Webste
“There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the KGB and the GRU, and then a shift from communism to capitalism, followed by a gear-grinding reverse into despotism.”
― Tanya Thompson, Red Russia
“The actions of government, we are told, bear down only on imprudent souls who provoke them. The man who resigns himself and keeps silent is always safe. Reassured by this worthless and specious argument, we do not protest against the oppressors. Instead we find fault with the victims. Nobody knows how to be brave even prudentially. Everyone stays silent, keeping his head low in the self-deceiving hope of disarming the powers that be by his silence. People give despotism free access, flattering themselves they will be treated with consideration. Eyes to the ground, each person walks in silence the narrow path leading him safely to the tomb..”
― Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
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I know there are some Dems who don't believe Biden should run. I'm not one of those Dems. I really like all of the Dem candidates so far. They each bring a little something different to the table, while at the same time, united together in bringing a sense of normalcy and decency back to the white house, and the country. If this was going to be a normal election, like elections of the past, I would probably support one of the other candidates, but there is nothing normal about the situation the country is in today.
We currently have a demagogue, traitor, and a wannabe dictator in the Oval Office. The way I see it, the best person suited to take down a national disgrace like Trump is Biden. I'll never forget how Joe systematically dismantled Paul Ryan in their VP debate. Ryan came to the debate armed with nothing but lies, and Joe shot everyone down, and he did with a smile on his face. I thought Paul Ryan was going to cry. I have no doubt that he would do the same thing to Trump. I also believe that out of all of the candidates, Joe is the only one with the experience, and knowledge, to be able to walk into the white house on day one, and immediately start repairing the damage that Trump has done to this country, and the damage that Trump has done to the relationships with our foreign allies.
There were some who didn't think that Pelosi should be the next Speaker, and I was one of them. I believed it was time for some new and fresh blood to take the lead. And if these were normal times, that would have been true. But these aren't normal times. What we are witnessing now is unprecedented. And Pelosi turned out to be the perfect person to confront Trump. I don't believe any other Speaker could have checked Trump like Nancy has done. If Joe does get the nomination, I'm pretty sure he will pick a female VP as his running mate. And I like all of the female candidates so far, however my 3 favorites are Warren, Harris, and Klobuchar. Regardless of who he gets the nomination, I look forward to them taking down the traitor in the Oval Office, and the SDNY will be waiting for him with open arms when they do.
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If truly you believe in democracy, freedom, and liberty, why would you ever vote republican?
The origins of the term Liberal traces back to the Latin word liber (meaning “free”), which is also the root of the word "liberty "("the quality or state of being free").
Conservative:
tending to preserve or protect, preservative, having the power to keep whole or safe," from Old French conservatif, from Medieval Latin conservativus, from Latin conservatus, past participle of conservare "to keep, preserve, keep intact, guard.
In other words, to maintain and protect the status quo, and the establishment.
Q: What is conservatism?
A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.
Q: What is wrong with conservatism?
A: Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception, and has no place in the modern world..
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Leslie Franklin
Exactly, and well stated. Capitalism is fine, but unregulated Capitalism is a cancer, because the 2 fundamental flaws of capitalism are greed and corruption. The government has a responsibility to but regulations in place as a check on greed and corruption, for the simple fact that greed cannot stop itself. So whenever you hear republicans say they want smaller government, it's code for less regulations on big banks, corporations, and billion dollar industries. And less regulations is code for corporate welfare, less regulations is a green light for Wall Street and others to move full steam ahead with ruining the economy again, and then asking the government and the American people to bail them out again. And it's already begun. Many of the regulations that Obama but into place because of the recession, have already been stripped away by republicans.
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KT
But Hillary isn't the president now is she?
When are Trump cultists going to get over the fact that Hillary lost the election?
The 5 stages of Trumpism:
1. It's a total lie, never happened, fake news.
2. Ok, so it happened, but it's not a big deal.
3. Ok, so it might be a big deal, but it isn't illegal.
4. Ok, so it's illegal, but but but Hillary and Obama, something unintelligible, so it's okay.
5. WHATEVER LIBBY!! YOU'RE JUST A SORE LOSER. MAGA!!!
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