We are Also Seeing endless regulations and overt intimidation increasingly target civil society.
We may well be seeing, brave men and women who dare raise their voices are harassed and attacked and even killed.
Obie..... really does live on:
Posted on 09/23/2014 5:46:43 PM PDT by Nachum
But the point is, this started in civil society. That’s what prompted action by President Clinton and by myself. And promoting civil society that can surface issues and push leadership is not just in keeping with our values — it’s not charity. It’s in our national interest.
Countries that respect human rights, including freedom of association happen to be our closest partners. That is not an accident.
Conversely, when these rights are suppressed, it fuels grievances and a sense of injustice that over time can fuel instability or extremism.
So, I believe America’s support for civil society is a matter national security. It is precisely because citizens and civil society can be so powerful, their ability to harness technology and connect and mobilize at this moment [is] so unprecedented, that more and more governments are doing everything in their power to silence them.
From Russia to China to Venezuela, you are seeing relentless crackdowns vilifying legitimate dissent as subversive. In places like Azerbaijan laws make it incredibly difficult for NGOs even to operate. From Hungary to Egypt, endless regulations and overt intimidation increasingly target civil society. And around the world, brave men and women who dare raise their voices are harassed and attacked and even killed.
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We can claim our Liar in chief is consistent in pushing others but not his own crowd. Pushing his own crowd would cause the ‘low information voters’ heads to explode, he knows.
Dinesh D'Souza
Newspeak.
Meanwhile leftists everyday are trying to get Rush fired..see, when Obama talks about dissent, he means liberalism, he doesn’t want liberalism to be silenced, what he wants is Conservatives to be silent, or die..either one would make him happy
Presidential Memorandum for Civil Society
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3207089/posts
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/23/presidential-memorandum-civil-society
” Sec. 4. Facilitating Exchanges between Governments and Civil Society. (a) Agencies engaged abroad shall seek to foster improved relations and understanding between governments and civil society, including in the advancement of social, economic, and development priorities. Such efforts may include training for government and civil society representatives; brokering dialogue between government and civil society representatives; identifying affirmative activities around which governments and civil society organizations can engage; providing legal or other assistance to governments and civil society organizations to draft or improve laws, regulations, and administrative measures; and sharing best practices regarding the proper implementation of these laws. “
I’d compare Obola to living fecal matter that just won’t flush. The White Hut will need decontamination once he, Mooch, and the brats leave. Who knows how many times Reggie Love has bent the TOTUS over the Oval Office desk... UGH! such disrespect!
Looks marginally less vomit-worthy than planet hillary
ahahaha Thanks
Planet Hillary was Really Scarey
she who will not be denied...MUST BE
Two more words:
political prisoner
That’s not for them to do, it’s for him to do. He’s the Caliph, after all.
The bat eared son of a ‘oar can go eff himself, after what he had the IRS do to the TP.
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