Tag Archives: tyranny

Whatever happened to the Pretorians?

Posted on October 29, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Or the Janissaries? Or the Ancient Regime of France? Or the Kempaitai? Or Napoleon’s Old Guard? Or the Manchu (Ming) Banners? Or the SA and the SS? Or the Stasi? They have vanished from the earth – found only in … Continue reading →

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Hmmm. A year ago? Confirmed?

Posted on August 25, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

This cartoon appeared a year ago online. Does it seem to be prophetic? Sorting through some photos, our staff found this one. We realize we’ve not heard much about Dear Leader or Great President Kim Jong Un recently. And then, … Continue reading →

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The inflated worth of democracy

Posted on August 13, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Once upon a time, the US Army taught its new officers and enlisted troops that (1) the United States of America, under the Constitution of 1787, was a republic. A federal republic in which the federal government was the agent … Continue reading →

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Got free speech? Got liberty?

Posted on August 4, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

News headlines herald new and ongoing attacks on fundamental liberties. Sometimes by a celebrity, sometimes by a politician… (Yes, we know it is often hard to tell the difference.) But often by a lot of people. And of course the … Continue reading →

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Tyranny in the world today

Posted on June 22, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

C.S. Lewis said it well: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s … Continue reading →

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Zelenskyy and liberty and freedom

Posted on June 19, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Supposedly we are spending billions and billions arming training and supplying the poor, desperate people of Ukraine to help their democracy. To preserve or restore their liberty as individuals and people. And their freedom as a nation. Protecting them from … Continue reading →

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Courts, guns, and trouble

Posted on June 15, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

 The Blaze reports on the SCOTUS 6-3 decision to overturn the Trump-Biden regulatory interpretation for the BATFE to classify bump-stocks as a method of turning semi-automatic weapons into “machine guns.” The Blaze (and many others) labels this as overturning a … Continue reading →

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As for me and my house…

Posted on May 14, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The sign says it all: Tyranny is built on lies and fabrications – including lies which are warping of truth. And as with freeways, where you would find such a sign, the wide gate and the broad way is the … Continue reading →

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Wartime is fun time – for government

Posted on May 9, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

We were warned a long time ago, weren’t we? It was not, of course, just Madison who told us what might happen. George Washington, yet another Virginian aristocrat, told us to avoid foreign entanglements. Something that we “sorta” did avoid … Continue reading →

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Vicious government and vicious dogs

Posted on April 23, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Most of us have encountered or been told about an encounter with a vicious dog. A dog which, seemingly for no reason, will suddenly lash out at another animal or a human. Attack with no provocation, or even when (as … Continue reading →

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