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kepford 2 months ago
I haven't heard this yet but I'm reminded of the phrase, "this time it's different". I don't buy it.
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kepford 2 months ago
I have heard many Christians say that failing to pay taxes is stealing. Its interesting because most Christians I know have a big issue when I say taxation is theft. Seems like a logical fallacy to me but can't express which one. On the Biblical side though I do think we are commanded to pay taxes. Even of it is theft. But I see no command to lie about what it is. The issue I see and how I would teach someone is that lying is a sin. So if you falsely declare your earnings that is the wrong. Not the failure to pay an unjust tax. The way of Jesus is hard. We are to forgive those that trespass against us. We are to love our enemies. So paying taxes is a good witness of someone following Jesus. Cheering it on and claiming it is moral is not.
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kepford 3 months ago
How the Deep State Works in the UK & US Many only think of the deep state as those that kill people or threaten them. In reality it is much more likely career bureaucrats use techniques. Yes, Minister! is a great show and it shows how both sides of the coin of power work against each other and with each other. It is surprisingly honest. DOGE did fairly well considering but still hit the deep state walls. I didn't want to be right about the effort but I'm pretty sure I will be proven to be right. Little will change.
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How the Deep State Works in the UK & US \ stacker news
Many only think of the deep state as those that kill people or threaten them. In reality it is much more likely career bureaucrats use techniques. ...
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kepford 3 months ago
The Ethnic Cleansing Of Germans After WW2 > The Allied victory in 1945 brought relief and joy to Europe, but to some people it was the start of a new nightmare. As the Allies celebrated their victory over the genocidal Nazi regime, Europe was experiencing the start of another ethnic cleansing that would target millions of people purely because of the way they were born or the language they spoke. Millions of innocent people would be removed from their ancestral homes, stripped of their rights and dignity, and told that they deserved it. Torture, rape, and murder awaited hundreds of thousands of them. Lies of omission are often more powerful that an outright lie. I remember when I learned as a young man that following the US entrance to WW1 many German immigrants were persecuted. Tarred and feathered. Some killed. I had never heard this before. Even though my great grandfather was a German immigrant. We humans fail to learn the lessons from history. Everyone suffers from war. Except the elites. The politicians and the bankers/corporate overlords. It struck me at the time I learned about this how Bin Laden is said to have stated that there are no innocent people in the US because they did nothing to stop the US wars in the holy land. That's one way to view the world I guess. It clearly isn't new. Its as old as time and leads to never ending bloodshed.
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The Ethnic Cleansing Of Germans After WW2 \ stacker news
The Allied victory in 1945 brought relief and joy to Europe, but to some people it was the start of a new nightmare. As the Allies celebrated their...
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kepford 3 months ago
Right-Wing Commentator Threatens Law-Abiding Gun Owners Bringing Guns To DC To be clear... this doesn't surprise me. Both sides of the political spectrum hate liberty. They don't want strong sovereign people that don't need them. They want obedient foot soldiers. The so-called conservative movement is full of people like this. They are cool with you having a gun as long as you follow their orders. As soon as you are threat to their power you are in the cross hairs. And by the way. These ICE protesters, some of them might have their hearts in the right place but they are also foot soldiers being used by political forces to win elections. That's it. They want a different ruler. They want the set of rules their team is lying to them about. One side might be worse than the other but neither really supports liberty and has your best interests in mind. You cross them. You are the enemy. They don't care about the Constitution or your rights. Don't kid yourself. You might want to align with one side. Fine. But do so with your eyes open.
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Right-Wing Commentator Threatens Law-Abiding Gun Owners Bringing Guns To DC \ stacker news
To be clear... this doesn't surprise me. Both sides of the political spectrum hate liberty. They don't want strong sovereign people that don't need...
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