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| January 14, 2023
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Posted on 01/15/2023 6:46:24 AM PST by fluorescence
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To: muir_redwoods
Look at the monarchs during that brief bit of history and let’s compare the tyrants vs the non tyrants.
I don’t think I introduced comparisons.
You requested comparisons. And yes, there are degrees of tyranny. What happened during COVID here was tyrannical. Not as Tyrannical as North Korea or Revolutionary Republican France, but tyrannical.
Spain under King Louis IX was less tyrannical. Depending on how you define tyranny and freedom, there usually exists some form of what SOMEbody would define as tyranny under almost ANY system, at least for some members.
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posted on
01/17/2023 5:22:29 AM PST
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Dr. Sivana
(But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
To: Dr. Sivana
It seems you’re immune to reason. A solitary ruler in office due to his DNA is a tyrant. He may be Platos ideal benevolent dictator but still a tyrant.
Unless you have something of actual value, I think we’re done.
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posted on
01/17/2023 3:42:08 PM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
To: muir_redwoods
It seems you’re immune to reason. A solitary ruler in office due to his DNA is a tyrant. He may be Plato's ideal benevolent dictator but still a tyrant.
That is not "reason", that is a bare assertion.
A King is not a Dictator. The scope of his rule can be limited. That's why we have different words: Caesar, Tsar, Dictator, Party Chairman, President.
You can have a Monarchy with a right to keep and bear arms, or a Republic where only the government is armed.
Now, I have taken out an older Oxford Dictionary, and we can get a truly objective definition of "tyrant".
1. One who seizes upon the sovereign power in a state without legal right; an absolute ruler; a usurper.
I don't think either of believe that each and every king falls under this category.
2. A ruler, governor, prince. OBSOLETE.
This definition is not in use in modern English, and it is not considered derogatory when used in this sense.
3. A king or ruler who exercises his power in an oppressive, unjust, or cruel manner; a despot.
(This is what I mean when I refer to a tyrant.)
4. Any one who power or authority oppressively, despotically, or cruelly; one who treats those under his control tyrannically.
Being a tyrant has NOTHING to do with how the head of state is chosen. It has EVERYTHING to do with HOW he acts. Your definition matches NONE of the dictionary definitions.
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posted on
01/17/2023 5:55:01 PM PST
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Dr. Sivana
(But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
To: fluorescence
The worst part of the audio is Harry lowering his voice when he says he put the cream “down there” as he was remembering his mother. A complete degenerate.
He says that his grandmother’s dogs never liked him. That’s a pretty good indication of character.
To: Dr. Sivana
Like I said, due to your immunity and difficulty with standard English, we’re done. You stopped making sense a long time ago.
But, since spoiled, immature children like having the last word, feel free to write more nonsense.
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posted on
01/18/2023 1:44:12 PM PST
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muir_redwoods
(Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
To: muir_redwoods
I’m the only one who brought in standard English. You brought in your opinions.
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posted on
01/18/2023 2:10:34 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
To: fluorescence
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05/27/2023 2:23:12 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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