To: G8 Diplomat; Tax-chick; SunkenCiv; neverdem; LucyT; snarks_when_bored
Fresh birdcage liner (paper not included).
Cheers!
2 posted on
05/26/2009 4:39:01 AM PDT by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
The quote from Solzhenitsyn is quite revealing, and can easily be applied to our current situations regarding global warming and the current political situation.
To the left, conservatives are already non-entities. and our opinion means nothing. But let a leftie stray off message (Horowitz comes first to mind) and the long knives are out to completely ostracize him.
4 posted on
05/26/2009 4:56:35 AM PDT by
texas booster
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To: grey_whiskers; Fred Nerks; ETL; null and void; pissant; george76; PhilDragoo; Candor7; ...
"...is it not clear, that, given the rash of de facto regulations on speech, that silencing of political enemies is the real aim? How many times have you yourself -- with co-workers, or friends -- wanted to voice a thought which wasn't "PC" but had to hold it in, or pretend outrage you didn't feel, or been forced to pretend applause for something you didn't approve of? All for the fear of being the next target. However, this fear of being the next target has another useful feature. Not only are people afraid to voice their very thoughts (the essence of a participatory government, a Free Republic), but the very concept of "hate speech" or "intolerance" acts as a protective buffer around the members of the annointed: for if you express disagreement with them..."
5 posted on
05/26/2009 6:51:24 AM PDT by
LucyT
To: grey_whiskers
Nice article! The reign of the Communist Organizer is like a loooong, 4-year nightmare....puts my ten-page paper on Saudi Arabia that’s due in a week in perspective!
10 posted on
05/26/2009 10:03:58 AM PDT by
G8 Diplomat
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