RE: Words Matter
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I think we are at interesting times but we’ve always been at these junctures, it seems.
For example, in the time of JFK, the government was planning a false flag to get itself into war. They wanted to bomb something, I forget the target, and blame Cuba so they could get into war. JFK refused and we know what happened to him, for among other reasons.
Gulf of Tonkin for Vietnam..
weapons of mass destruction for Iraq
I’m trying to say that indeed we have a lot of issues going on but there have been considerable points in the past where there were also some really scary and disgusting things those in power wanted to do simply for more war, control and power.
I disagree with some of the actions of the current administration for sure, and we shall see how they shake out!
Hello @cmplxty,
I very much appreciate your feedback. Historicity, the art of ascertaining the truth of the past, has always been one of my interests. As I think I have said before here (maybe not), my undergraduate degree was in history. I was always less interested in what scholars, writers, reporters said about history than I was in primary sources. What did the actual figures say, themselves? What did the people who experienced history see and do? That's why I like the exercise of quotes. This is the most accurate indication of intention: What did they say?
People lie. That's a fact. But what they say is what they want us to believe about them and their plans.
There are no politicians who are saints. Politics is a realist's world and that implies moral compromise. Our history (U.S. history) is littered with egregious misdeeds. With lies. With imperialism. All true.
This administration is certainly no different in that regard, although perhaps more blatant. There is no attempt to put a fig leaf on the aggressive intentions of the administration (think Greenland, Canada, Panama, Gaza, etc....)
However, at no time in our past has any president ever uttered any phrase indicative of totalitarian intent such as this one:
"When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total. And that's the way it's got to be. It's total."
It surprises me that you can read those words and not have a chill run down your spine.
or these words:
"A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution..."
Do you hear what he is saying? He claims absolute authority to do whatever he wants. He is asserting abrogation of all rules, regulations, controls. Do you not believe him? What in his behavior tells you he doesn't intend to take onto himself absolute authority?
If this is a government model in which you feel comfortable, you are not alone. Many people long for a strongman at the head of government. Many people believe democracy (representative government where there is at least an attempt to gauge the will of the people) is messy and dangerous. I am not one of those people.
This community is a great opportunity for all of us to express our opinions. Not just that, but to have those opinions challenged so that we may more objectively examine them.
Thank you for providing this forum. Again, I really appreciate your feedback. It is enlightening.
Sorry if I'm not always able to reply, each post is a great thesis on it's own :D but I do enjoy reading them!!
I for sure hear your concern and agree with it. One of the issues I have with it is that although he is openly saying it, the Biden camp previously did not say it yet enacted as much control as possible. What is worse, overt or covert?
Perhaps in the long-term the overt reduces the semblance of what people think is a government, being people in suits who are formal and respectful. These days, it is anything but.
I vehemently disagree with the rule-by-dictate style that he is doing, because sure I agree many of the policies being used, however the most insidious aspect is when the shoe is on the other foot and the psychos who wanted to lock us all down and force us to take experimental injections get that type of control. Is this the calm before the storm, in that he is the facade ahead of the real totalitarian state, enforced by AI?
For sure a lot of crazy things to think about in these times! We have sadly come far from the rule of laws and congress doing the things that are enumerated in its powers, the same as judicial and executive.
A scary thought about the judicial side of it is more cases are being dismissed now than ever before, all citing a supreme court ruling I forget the details but seemingly almost like "this is a waste of my time" instead of giving people their day in court.
What will the fate of the future be?!
I am relieved to hear that you do not want rule by fiat. Where we disagree is in the degree of danger.
Government has too much power. I don't want my phones tapped. I don't want my property seized by a police officer because of a minor offense. I don't want the government telling me how to educate my children. However, the overt power grab of the current administration is a degree beyond where any other administration has dared to go. At least prior administrations acknowledged the power of the courts. They may have tried to get around the courts, but ultimately the courts prevailed. Previous administrations did not seize people off the streets and disappear them. Previous administrations used the power of the purse to influence universities, but did not actually take them over.
It is the brashness, the naked power grab, that terrifies me. There are no limits. Indeed, I wonder if by writing these words I may not some day be called to account. That's scary.
So sorry I write a lot. I appreciate your response and do not expect another. I wish you and your family good fortune. I wish that for all of us.