Posted on 03/01/2016 5:50:12 AM PST by mystery-ak
Donald Trump's affection for the Mussolini statement, "It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep." reveals a mindset very much at odds with the Framers of our U.S. Constitution.
To the Framers, power was something they wanted to minimize, in every government office and officeholder.
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Yes that is me. I used to be RAT Patrol here, which is hinted at in my title. Obviously the used of FReepers didn’t really fit over there.
“Give me Liberty or give me Death,” where did I hear that?
"Give me liberty or give me death." - Patrick Henry
"'I only regret, that I have but one life to lose for my country." - Nathan Hale
They did choose to live and die as lions and not sheep.
The boneheaded attempt to use a Roman quote favored by Mussolini to make Trump a Fascist incompatible with our Founding Fathers is a desperate stretch that pathetically fails on all points.
Thanks.....It just seemed to be identical to me and was just checking. :0)
Funny how that works, isn't it? The irony...
Already posted by someone else today.
Surprised? The Trumpbots have thrown every other person overboard that has shown to have a lifelong dedication to real conservatism. That is how cults work, Trump is their god.
Admin please remove as it is already posted
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Donald Has Been Reading The Wrong Experts, montag813 wrote:
It’s a quote. He isn’t endorsing Mussolini. Meanwhile Trump didn’t vote for a gun ban in Florida parks, like Marco Rubio, or vote for the Trans-Pacific trade deal like Cruz.
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The TPP hasn’t been voted on, you are factually incorrect.
Really? They fought and won a frickin' Revolution. They were LIONS.
I like that quote also. So I guess now I’m a Mussolini admirer. LOL!
It is, but they want us all to be sheep.
Remember, "democracy is two wolves and a lamb debating on what's for dinner. A republic is a well armed lamb(lion) contesting the vote"
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