George Washington: Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then …
George Washington: Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
There were no formal Bolsheviks in Washington's day yet he very clearly explains why the very first sign of tyranny is the "burning of the books" and the censorship and persecution of free speech. Having allowed Communism (the Bolsheviks) to take over the Gov't of the United States, it is going to be very difficult indeed to eject the Bolsheviks from power - perhaps too difficult.
George Washington: Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
There were no formal Bolsheviks in Washington's day yet he very clearly explains why the very first sign of tyranny is the "burning of the books" and the censorship and persecution of free speech. Having allowed Communism (the Bolsheviks) to take over the Gov't of the United States, it is going to be very difficult indeed to eject the Bolsheviks from power - perhaps too difficult.
Thanks to GenEarly and the Mom from Tennessee...
https://kwnorton.substack.com/p/modern-totalitarianism-2023-style?r=3ux2x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
This reminds me of the chilling prediction of Nikita Khrushchev that America would be conquered by Communism without firing a shot.
that has already happened at the university and education level, especially the tenured ones