Tag Archives: liberty

If you like a centralized, reversible, censorable, seizable, non-pseudo-anonymous, inflationary currency

If you like a centralized, reversible, censorable, seizable, non-pseudo-anonymous, inflationary currency who’s value is set by the whim of people, then the digital dollar is what you want.  

If you want to preserve your wealth and freedom, then you will realize that bitcoin and the digital dollar as opposites – except that they both are “digital”.

Toyota supports fascists and authoritarians

It appears that Toyota is now on the side of the fascist and authoritarians (socialist, communist etc). Injecting themselves into the politics of not donating to Republicans who voted against the election certification.

I don’t recall them doing that in 2016 when the Democrats voted against more state certifications than republicans did in 2020.

So much for Toyota standing up for liberty.

the Hitler method has always been aimed at a little move here and a little move there – FDR

“I think a study of the map would be advisable for all of us because the Hitler method has always been aimed at a little move here and a little move there” – Franklin D. Roosevelt to reporters,

It is somewhat funny to hear FDR say that, because it is the same philosophy he was using with regard to accumulating power. A little more here and a little more there and pretty soon you go from a country with a Constitution that has enumerated the powers of the government to one where you have enumerated liberties.

So I think a study of the Constitution and historical documents would be advisable for all of us because the collectivist authoritarian method has always been aimed at a little move here and a little move there and pretty soon you are no longer in a free country, but a dictatorship, surveillance state.

Hate speech Is used to Shut You up

“Hate speech” is a term used by fascists, socialists, communists and other authoritarians to shut people up – when they can’t win an argument that involves liberty vs control, they want people to be shutdown and shut up. It is a slippery, subjective concept that allows those defining it to silence those with whom they disagree.

Always look to see who the arbiter of what is “hate speech” and you’ll see who will benefit from it in terms of wealth and power.

Disgusting.

Bucknell professor wishes death on rush limbaugh

A letter to Bucknell President Bravman:

Dear President Bravman,
I am completely disgusted to read that “A professor at Bucknell University tweeted out last week that he wished death on Rush Limbaugh,”(https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-wishes-death-on-rush-limbaugh-attacks-republicans-on-social-media/ ) particularly after insinuating that a US House of Representatives member should be hanged last year.  
First as an alumni, seeing Bucknell’s name in the context of Michael Drexler wishing death on someone in a news article that is circulated worldwide is deeply disturbing.  Does anyone, let alone a professional, want to have their alma mater brought up in such a manner?  Does Bucknell have plans to prevent such events in the future?  Do professors have any standards that they must follow, like morality clauses in professional athlete contracts, so as to avoid painting the University in a bad light?  When you see patterns of public behavior of a person wishing death on people, there should be a concern on how it reflects upon the institution and professors should, frankly, have better judgement than to do so without the need of contract terms.
A second concern is, of course, about current students and faculty at Bucknell.  If someone is publicly wishing death to at least several people, I would be concerned about their stability as it relates to on-campus violence against people with whom Drexler disagrees whether they are students, faculty, administrators, or even alumni.  What is Bucknell doing in order to promote a safe campus environment that is open to viewpoints, particularly those that are anti-fascist, anti-communist, anti-socialist,  – in short anti-authoritarian – and pro-liberty?  I am concerned that someone wishing death on people and publicly calling Professor Riley (no relation) a “white supremacist skinhead” (from the article) might be temperamentally unfit to be educating students safely.  
I have to say that during my four years at Bucknell, not only did none of my professors ever wish death upon anyone or call students or other professors names, neither did the swim coaches, administrators, staff or anyone else with whom I interacted. The head swim coach (Dick Russell)  insisted that when we went to swim meets,  both home and away, we “look neat and clean” (nice shirt, (often) ties, no scruffiness) because we were “representing Bucknell”.  Professors today should have as much sense as he did.  Which leads to my next question.

How lax are the current hiring standards that Bucknell is hiring and promoting to tenured professor people who are immature and immorally evil that they would wish death on someone in a public forum where they are associated with Bucknell?  Does Bucknell do anything to promote tolerance among faculty members and promote mental health of faculty members who are advocating violence among sitting members of Congress, calling other faculty members vile names and wishing death on public figures?
Seeing some of the anti-free speech protests on campus recently makes me concerned about the direction the University has taken, but I do commend the school for standing up for free speech such as allowing Heather Mac Donald to speak last year.
A University should be about civil discourse, not vile names, threats and the like whether or not you disagree with someone or not.
Thanks,

If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth. Reagan

What is disgusting is that when Reagan said “If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.”, the US was #1 in freedom around the world, last year the US was #17th! (Or 18th depending on which you follow). A very sad state of affairs. The Founders would be disgusted. (See e.g. Cato https://www.cato.org/blog/new-human-freedom-index-decline-global-freedom or Heritage: https://www.heritage.org/international-economies/commentary/2018-index-economic-freedom. )

You have the Right to Remain Innocent – James Duane. Just one error.

If you haven’t seen James Duane’s video, you should spend the 20 minutes and watch his portion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE).

Professor Duane has a book out (Amazon affiliate link below) which everyone should read – the short summary is: do not talk to the police without an attorney present.

He only has one error while talking about the shear number of laws on the books. On page 25 he says:

The monstrous potential for injustice created by this modem farce has become, quite by accident, the most important reason why the Fifth Amendment is now more precious than ever before.

He believes that the proliferation of laws that can be enforced or not is by accident. It is not. It is intentional. What better way to keep a populace in control than by making them a nation of lawbreakers – 3 felonies a day Professor Duane states? Guilt and potential prosecution make people pliable and that is the goal. We no longer have a limited government.

What he neglects to mention or perhaps to consider is that if it wasn’t for the far-left’s expansion of the size and scope of the Federal government, much of this need would be negated. The US Constitution was written as a document of enumerated powers with the Bill of Rights being a secondary backstop to governmental power. With the expansion of the reach of the government over the past 100-150 years, the relationship has been flipped with the left believing the US Constitution is a document of enumerated liberties.

The impact of the authoritarian expansion of the Federal government is felt everywhere, notably in criminal law. Hopefully Professor Duane considers the matter deeper in the future and realizes that at root, the cause is not as superficial as he believes.

His advice remains accurate even if he doesn’t ponder the true cause deeply enough.

Here is the book:

I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things…”Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place.

  • ‘I do not expect to see home again’…
  • ‘I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things’
  • ‘I believed in Obama’s promises’
  • ‘Presidents openly lie to secure the office’
  • ‘Government has granted itself power it is not entitled to’
  • ‘Whenever we had a debate in the office on how to handle crimes, they do not defend due process – they defend decisive action. They say it is better to kick someone out of a plane than let these people have a day in court. It is an authoritarian mindset in general.’
  • ‘Once you go on the network, I can identify your machine. You will never be safe whatever protections you put in place.’

29 Year old Edward Snowden, NSA Leaker.