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Conquering the Drawbacks of Democracy
The Family Security Foundation ^
| August 3, 2007
| Philip Atkinson
Posted on 08/16/2007 8:27:47 AM PDT by gcruse
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Among the board of advisors for Family Security Advisors are Barbara Comstock, Monica Crowley, and Laura Ingraham.
This article has been taken down from their website but the Google cache remains.
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posted on
08/16/2007 8:27:49 AM PDT
by
gcruse
To: gcruse
“The simple truth that modern weapons now mean a nation must practice genocide or commit suicide.”
Suicide seems to be the popular option accepted by government.
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posted on
08/16/2007 8:43:30 AM PDT
by
353FMG
To: gcruse
I can see why they took his piece down. Some of his views are a wee bit off the right edge. He actually espouses some of the extreme measures that the extremists on the far left enjoy falsly accusing President Bush of plotting.
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posted on
08/16/2007 8:47:57 AM PDT
by
joshhiggins
(O you who believe! do not take the MUSLIMS for friends)
To: gcruse
Is this along the lines of “A modest proposal”, or does this idiot really think America should be an autocracy? I’m sure the Left would love it if their fantasy of “Imperial America” were to come true, not because of what such an entity might mean, but because it would make them “right”, just like defeat in Iraq would. They’d love to be able to say “we told you so”. While the author is correct in that such a move would allow America to defeat terrorism in a way it currently cannot, it would be at the cost of America’s existence. Then you get “we had to destroy the village to save it” on a national scale. The end result, whether accomplished by the terrorists, or by imperial collapse, is the same: no more America.
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posted on
08/16/2007 8:48:10 AM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
To: Little Pig
Looking at America pre- and post-FDR, along with what he WANTED to do, gives a glimpse of how things might change.
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posted on
08/16/2007 8:56:44 AM PDT
by
gcruse
(Let's strike Iran while it's hot.)
To: gcruse
Personally, I think Dick Cheney would be a better emperor — but he’s got some fishing to catch up on.
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posted on
08/16/2007 9:02:57 AM PDT
by
AZLiberty
(President Fred -- I like the sound of it.)
To: gcruse
Surely this was done tongue-in-cheek?
Surely nobody on the right could be such a whackjob as to seriously promote this???
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posted on
08/16/2007 9:21:45 AM PDT
by
Redbob
(WWJBD - "What would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: gcruse
The difference between a democracy and a monarchy is that in a monarchy you only have to put up with one idiot.
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posted on
08/16/2007 9:27:58 AM PDT
by
G8 Diplomat
(From my fist to Harry Reid's face)
To: Redbob
Surely this was done tongue-in-cheek? Surely nobody on the right could be such a whackjob as to seriously promote this??? There don't seem to be anything on the page to indicate that this is anything but deadly serious. Philip Atkinson needs mental help.
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posted on
08/16/2007 9:30:34 AM PDT
by
JTN
(‘We achieve much more in peace than…unconstitutional, undeclared wars’ - Dr. Paul)
To: gcruse
Democracies do indeed have serious drawbacks.
Our constitutionally-limited republic, however, works well for me.
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posted on
08/16/2007 9:33:57 AM PDT
by
polymuser
(There is one war and one enemy.)
To: gcruse; traviskicks
Thank you very much for posting this, gcruse.
traviskicks, to sum up, the author says that President Bush should pretty much nuke the entire middle east and declare himself President for life. No, I’m not exaggerating.
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posted on
08/16/2007 9:34:30 AM PDT
by
JTN
(‘We achieve much more in peace than…unconstitutional, undeclared wars’ - Dr. Paul)
To: gcruse
Why did you post this, gcruse?
I can just see the “BREAKING NEWS” headlines on the Daily Kos now...
!!!GEORGE W(ARMONGER) BUSH ALERT!!!
Free Republic talks of secret conspiracy where FAKE president bush takes over our nation as so-called “President-for-Life” and completely nukes the Great Peoples of the Middle East!! This is exactly why Free Republic should be brought down and why we should rise up and “de-thrown” America’s Hitle.... I mean president.
Comment 1 (IllCommie) !&%# BUSH, I KNEW THIS !&$* ALL ALONG. HE IS EVIL AND WILL KILL US ALL
Comment 2 (SocialismRox23) Ha, sounds like typical Free Republic garbage.
Comment 3 (Obama4Lyfe) The only dictator I want is Obama!!
To: conservativegamer
Actually - the DUmmies and Kossacks beat us to it. I read this on Democratic Underground yesterday.
It fit right in with their Emperor Bush conspiracy theory ... a full 50% of DU is convinced that Bush and Cheney won’t step down after the 2008 election.
This Atkinson guy is every bit as much of a wacko as the DU Idiots and Kossacks are ...
H
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posted on
08/16/2007 12:37:57 PM PDT
by
SnakeDoctor
("Don't worry. History will get it right ... and we'll both be dead." - George W. Bush to Karl Rove)
To: gcruse
Whoa....this guy needs to put down his ICBM Bong.
To: gcruse
"FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor Philip Atkinson is the British born founder of ourcivilisation.com and author of A Study of Our Decline. He is a philosopher specializing in issues concerning the preservation of Western civilization." Wacko navelgazer.
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posted on
08/16/2007 1:12:00 PM PDT
by
Jim Robinson
(Our God-given unalienable rights are not open to debate, negotiation or compromise!)
To: JTN; Abram; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; Allosaurs_r_us; amchugh; ...
lol, get a loada this guy...
Libertarian ping! To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here.
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posted on
08/16/2007 4:00:48 PM PDT
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
To: traviskicks
Wow, I don’t like democracy (voting away liberty for security, subsidy, “equality”, or other idiocy), but that is some pretty repugnant spew.
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posted on
08/16/2007 5:30:29 PM PDT
by
M203M4
(Vote conservatism in 2008 - vote to defend the US Constitution.)
To: traviskicks
Just DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
08/16/2007 6:21:55 PM PDT
by
dcwusmc
(We need to make government so small that it can be drowned in a bathtub.)
To: Redbob
Surely this was done tongue-in-cheek? Surely nobody on the right could be such a whackjob as to seriously promote this???
What exactly is crazy about what Mr. Atkinson is suggesting? He's actually framing a very common-sense principal: If democracy is destroying America then democracy needs to go.
And, personally, there are very few of us here on FR who wouldn't like to see the lands of Allah turned into a glass parking lot. In fact, I'm saving a bottle of non-alcoholic champagne for when it happens.
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posted on
08/17/2007 10:24:39 PM PDT
by
LightBeam
(Support the Surge. Support Victory.)
To: polymuser
Democracies do indeed have serious drawbacks. Our constitutionally-limited republic, however, works well for me.
40 million dead babies would disagree -- if they could.
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posted on
08/17/2007 10:26:07 PM PDT
by
LightBeam
(Support the Surge. Support Victory.)
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