How long will it take people to figure this out? When authoritarian powers are huffing and puffing at each other and preparing for war, it is because both sets of tyrannical control freaks–the ruling classes of BOTH countries–need their OWN subjects to be scared, so that the slaves on both sides feel loyalty to their supposed savior rulers.
Tag: authoritarian
I Do Not Want a “Well Behaved” Child
“Whoever wrote this and did the research is confused and did not define terms accurately. I spanked, not hit, all nine of my children and they do not hit. Never have. My grown children are well adjusted, well behaved, loving kids. I receive positive compliments about them often. Spanking is quite misunderstood.”
The Power of Speaking
What it takes to summon the courage to speak bold goals or proclaim bold truths about yourself and the world actually begins the process of transforming you and the world into what you speak.
Preferences Give Zero Authority
I find myself becoming increasingly less tolerant of people who attempt to use violence (including leveraging the violence of the state) to impose their preferences on others. In fact, I am fast approaching zero tolerance.
Is ‘Too Nice’ a Problem?
POTUS recently exhorted a gathering of LEOs to not be “too nice.” Why do cops misperceive that when they please politicians, it is entirely removed from pleasing the public, except for its authoritarians?
To Die in a Shootout with The State
Giving your car keys to a car-jacker in order to avoid getting a bullet through your brain does not equate to condoning and approving of car-jacking. Likewise, going along with various commands and/or demands of a heavily armed ruling class out of self-preservation does not equate to approving of or advocating such state aggression.
Dumb, Authoritarian Smart People
Smart people and those who imagine themselves to be smart tend to be authoritarian. That’s because they believe they know what’s best for you.
Beyond Schizophrenic
“We need thousands of heavily armed government agents making sure everyone has the politicians’ holy permission to be here … in order to protect freedom!”
Patriotism, an Abomination
How exactly does “celebrating freedom” equate to swearing allegiance to a republic (which is a form of “government,” or ruling class)? Well, it doesn’t. And, for those who dare to look, this is where the true, diabolical nature of “patriotism” starts to rear its ugly head.
Brand X
Why is it that authoritarians, sycophants, and jingoists think that the only genuine brands of patriotism are authoritarianism, sycophantism, and jingoism?