Tag Archives: tyranny

ALL Rights Matter

Posted on July 8, 2020 by

No doubt, this headline will result in TPOL being condemned for a “parody” of the nasty Black Lives Matter. A female student at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, was expelled within hours for a posting on social media which was … Continue reading →

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Coins of liberty – history of freedom

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

Publisher’s note: With conditions as they are in the Fifty States right now, I am taking a “semi-break” from all the bad news, and publishing a few more general or even lighthearted commentaries that I hope readers will still find … Continue reading →

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Put not your trust in princes…

Posted on May 31, 2020 by

For those people who constantly claim, “if we just get to the Supreme Court…,” well, now you know the truth. The Supreme Court of the United States has stamped “CANCELLED FOR PANDEMICS” all over the First Amendment. And by doing … Continue reading →

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Fiction: Incident on Main Street

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

A short story set in the near future It had been a long day. I was tired and frustrated with computer problems, dealing with angry and abusive customers of my bank on the phone, and being cooped up.  I had … Continue reading →

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The “People’s State” of Virginia

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

May I suggest more truth be shown by the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia:

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Lockdown Rebellion – Battlelines harden

Posted on May 20, 2020 by

It has been two months, now, and more. Since the middle of March, the fear and panic of the pandemic have turned the low-key police state existing in ALL of Fifty States (this new American imperium) into a far harsher … Continue reading →

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A Baker’s Dozen ™ characteristics of a police state

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

We frequently hear warnings of the Fifty States (or some one state) becoming a “police state.” Merriam-Webster’s Police state definition is – a political unit characterized by repressive governmental control of political, economic, and social life usually by an arbitrary exercise of power … Continue reading →

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What is a tyrant?

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

TYRANT “a cruel and oppressive ruler” and “a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way.  Synonyms: dictator, despot, autocrat, absolute ruler, authoritarian, oppressor. This is clear enough, although I tend to distinguish somewhat between “dictator” … Continue reading →

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The Lockdown Rebellion is spreading!

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

More and more anger, and more and more actions against the tyranny of governments, can be seen, around the world. Even while the governments seek to expand the theft of freedom, and even to reinstate some of the authoritarian measures … Continue reading →

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A Double-Baker’s Dozen ™ – Reasons it isn’t a “public health problem”

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

We were told that the police have to force us to behave certain ways because of a public health emergency. That doesn’t make sense. The actions of our politicians don’t match their words. THIS ISN’T A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IF…

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