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Our Totalitarian Moment
Townhall.com ^ | June 17, 2020 | Ben Shapiriro

Posted on 06/17/2020 3:47:00 AM PDT by Kaslin

Edited on 06/17/2020 8:22:22 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: RoosterRedux

“ What scared the hell out of me was when SECDEF Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Milley showed disunity with POTUS”

As well as Mattis.

I spoke with a young (former) Marine about it who said “hell yeah screw Trump. Mattis was right”

I said it had always been not ok for anyone in the military to publicly criticize the CIC. Against the UCMJ. It destroys trust, leadership, morale.

Everyone in the house jumped in. Mattis is not in the military he’s retired.

Aww c’mon. He was speaking as a Marine general.

That discouraged me. The Marine agreeing with this breakdown of order. The mother, wife of a (now deceased) colonel, encouraging her kid praise these military leaders in denouncing the president.


21 posted on 06/17/2020 5:31:00 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Carl Vehse

You don’t lock her up then you get a complete breakdown of the justice system

They’re not going to wait until November when it might happen.


22 posted on 06/17/2020 5:34:35 AM PDT by stanne
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To: TTFlyer

This isn’t a “Democracy.” It sadly has become more like one, and it is why tyranny reigns supreme today.


23 posted on 06/17/2020 6:10:08 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: Kaslin

Bookmark


24 posted on 06/17/2020 6:13:09 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you.)
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To: Kaslin
Young guy wearing a batman mask wants the police defunded. That sums up what is going on.
25 posted on 06/17/2020 6:18:43 AM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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Bump


26 posted on 06/17/2020 7:29:17 AM PDT by foreverfree
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To: Kaslin; 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

“The great irony is that the second model of unity—the totalitarian purification rituals we watch before us—will never achieve unity. It will achieve further division, as more and more people fall short of ideological purity, or refuse to bow before the ideological demands of the perpetual revolutionaries.”

The Revolution will consume itself ultimately. Hopefully, I’ll still be around to witness that, God willing.

PING!


27 posted on 06/19/2020 10:37:57 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Constitution guarantees the States protection against insurrection. Act now, Mr. President!)
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To: HighSierra5

They stole the concept of being “woke” from Christianity. Remember “was blind, but now I see”?

Two birds with one stone: they get a new hip word and deprive Christianity of one of its concepts.


28 posted on 06/20/2020 4:10:08 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: RoosterRedux

And wasn’t there a state national guard that refused to go along with orders?


29 posted on 06/20/2020 4:11:05 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand
I remember all sorts of "general" difficulties regarding the NG (such as their being disarmed by Esper in DC), but I don't remember any specific details re: any refusal of orders.

If you find anything pertaining to that, please ping me.

Thx much.

30 posted on 06/20/2020 4:31:44 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Trying to find it. It was during the riots. Asked a freeper friend if he remembers. Google no help.


31 posted on 06/20/2020 6:51:07 PM PDT by firebrand
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