No enemy of America would have ever been killed if they didn't show up to be killed. HDR
I'm retired
I can do whatever I f**king want to
or not
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe
I haven't been keeping abreast of world affairs.
What is the Aussie government doing (or not doing) that is being protested here?
"That tyranny has all the vices both of democracy and oligarchy is evident. As of oligarchy so of tyranny, the end is wealth; (for by wealth only can the tyrant maintain either his guard or his luxury). Both mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -- Aristotle, Book V, 350 B.C.E
Ah. So just business as usual, eh?
(Although isn't it preferable that politicians do nothing, rather than passing a bunch of new bullshit laws? )
"That tyranny has all the vices both of democracy and oligarchy is evident. As of oligarchy so of tyranny, the end is wealth; (for by wealth only can the tyrant maintain either his guard or his luxury). Both mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -- Aristotle, Book V, 350 B.C.E
It appears that politicians everywhere are cut from the same cloth. Sad.
“I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American’s guarantee of freedom.” - - President Harry S. Truman, “Years of Trial and Hope”
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