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When Must a Good Citizen Become a Dissident?
American Thinker ^ | 3 Sep, 2022 | J.B. Shurk

Posted on 09/03/2022 4:18:52 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Washington's wayward class of inveterate liars requires a resurgence of fearless Americans willing to tell the truth.

After my condemnation of our "banana republic" in a previous essay, a clever commenter remarked pithily, "Last patriot turn out the lights." I laughed. But the truth is that the light is not dimming; it is getting brighter. We, all of us together, are in the sunshine business. And the more sunshine we bring, the more difficult it becomes for the darkness not to light up!

Case in point: After Facebook's Zuckerberg recently confessed to censoring the New York Post's explosive Hunter Biden "laptop from Hell" story (evidencing a compromised and most likely criminally culpable Biden family) before the 2020 election in response to FBI pressure that the social media giant treat real news as "Russian disinformation" (thereby corroborating that the national security Deep State helped rig the presidential election), the FBI superciliously responded with the equivalent of a teenaged shoulder shrug and a haughty "so what?" According to the FBI, our domestic spy agency regularly encourages censorship and secretive control over the free flow of information. No big deal!

Except it is a very big deal. Recent polling shows that nearly 80% of Americans believe that President Trump would have won re-election had voters "known the truth about Hunter Biden's laptop." In other words, the Deep State stole an election. This isn't a huge revelation for most readers here, but it is a huge revelation for those who have stubbornly refused to admit how corrupt and rotten the 2020 election was. Little by little, truth overpowers deceit. Let there be light!

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: communism; dissent; protest

1 posted on 09/03/2022 4:18:52 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - Attributed to George Orwell


2 posted on 09/03/2022 4:19:02 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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The present administration is the dissident here. They can call me a reactionary if they want. I am a patriot. Big difference.


3 posted on 09/03/2022 4:23:51 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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A patriotic citizen should always be a dissident. Government is a necessary evil of society and must always be held in check.

Evil people are drawn to government for its power, and these people lust for that power.

4 posted on 09/03/2022 5:48:04 AM PDT by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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When? In today’s world if you still believe in the American dream, you are already a dissident.


5 posted on 09/03/2022 6:12:26 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes econd" LStar)
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Now would be about right.


6 posted on 09/03/2022 6:21:41 AM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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Never trust gubmint. Not even when our guy is in the WH or we control congress.

They have to be held accountable at all times.

7 posted on 09/03/2022 6:52:34 AM PDT by ealgeone
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8 posted on 09/03/2022 6:57:51 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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bkmk


9 posted on 09/03/2022 7:03:31 AM PDT by sauropod (Unbelief has nothing to say. Chanece favors the prepared mind.)
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Remember the Revolutionary War saying-“Disobedience to Tyrants is Obedience to God”


10 posted on 09/03/2022 8:05:28 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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When Must a Good Citizen Become a Dissident?


When they are willing to risk everything.


11 posted on 09/03/2022 9:21:38 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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“Patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government when it deserves it’’.- Mark Twain.
12 posted on 09/03/2022 3:40:39 PM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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Whenever the government steps out of line it is the DUTY of the good citizen to step up and whack them on the nose and shout, "NO! Bad Government!"

One of the best ways to do this is to show up for Jury duty rather then try to wiggle out of it.

But the moment jury duty is brought up you will find "good citizens" bragging about how they got out of it.

They usually are the same people who whine that you are "over reacting" and you should "just let it go" or "it won't happen here."

They are wrong.

13 posted on 09/03/2022 3:47:31 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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