Posted on 11/02/2016 4:59:21 AM PDT by Kaslin
The engines of anti-democratic subversion have been grinding away for decades. The signs and portents all around us. The emergence of the scourge of political correctness and the lockstep leftist agitprop of the mainstream media, for example, are sure indicators of advancing democratic collapse. According to Reporters Without Borders, Canada ranks 18th and the U.S. 41st in its World Press Freedom Index -- a rather shabby performance for ostensibly enlightened democratic nations. Political disinformation has come to supplant journalistic integrity in a sustained effort to steer the electorate toward the socialist agenda of anti-individualism, bigger government, state welfarism and bureaucratic expansion.
Another important way of facilitating the leftward drift is to mutilate the historical archive or reject the value and influence of history altogether. The historical register which binds a nation to its past and creates a holistic sense of national identity thus becomes a non-factor in the political and cultural zeitgeist. In Canada, for example, we have a postcolonial prime minister who believes that Canada is not determined by its history -- “There is no core identity… in Canada,” Justin Trudeau bloviates, ignorant or dismissive of the institutions developed by classical British liberalism in the country, namely “freedom to associate, speak, create, and to be entrepreneurial.” Similarly, Title IX in the U.S. has materially watered down school curricula to the extent that students no longer have a secure grasp of their country’s history, or any grasp whatsoever -- although the process of epistemic decay dates back many years.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I do not think I would use that ranking as any indicator. The same ranking that ranks some scandanavian countries high. The same scandanavian countries that are prosecuting for anti muslim comments.
RIGHT ON
It’s fight for FREEDOM and for a SANER truer democracy .
Dhimmycrats like SLAVERY and intellectual “terrorism” ( some affinity with ISLAMIC TERRORISM ..... )
This is the Soviet style “Big Lie” propaganda. It doesn’t work in the long run because they can’t control all the information. Especially now with the Internet!
After the precedents set by Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and Fidel, the American Left has plenty in its textbooks about handling dissent.
It's usually on racing, snowmobiling, local history, etc.
Attention Great Northwoods Weekly readers and Past, Present and Midge readers.
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An Election To Remember
With November 8th only days away, Americans, if they haven't already voted, will be voting for the next President of the United States. It won't come as any great surprise to my faithful readers, to whom I'll be voting for.
As a deplorable redneck in good standing, I can't choose someone who can't handle this nations top secret information. I can't vote for someone who has benefited greatly monetarily from a supposedly non-profit foundation.
I can't vote for someone who has made it very clear in the past, that the second amendment does not mean that gun ownership is the right of all honest Americans. When they pose the argument that there is no need for anyone to own a so called assault weapon with a 30 round clip for hunting, let me be clear,-----the second amendment wasn't written for the purpose of hunting! It was written so that the citizens of this great nation can defend it and their families, against a tyrannical government, or intruders intended to do harm to this country!
Hunting was a given.
Now as for those women who's memories were suddenly jogged after Donald Trump's open mic "locker room banter" hit the air waves, with an "Oh say, I remember that he did that same thing to me!"
When did the women of today all of a sudden become wimps?
Back in my Mother's day, if he did to her, what that lady on the plane alleged, she'd have slapped his face so hard the wind from it would have temporarily changed the cabin pressure!
Give me a break. My mail box will definitely contain some unsigned letters, with name calling and a lot of questioning about my character as it has in the past, whenever I pen a controversial column.
They will be wasting a stamp. If it's not signed it's now recycled.
So for the folks who couldn't care less about adhering to the rule of law, or bribes, or behind closed door deals, or closed borders, or lies and deceitfulness, but just plain want a liberal woman as President, your choice couldn't be clearer.
As for those who still haven't the faintest idea who Midge is casting his ballot for, well, yes, it'll be that swear word using, hard hat wearing, sky scraper building, flamboyant billionaire business man. For those who think as I do, your choice couldn't be clearer,------now let's drain that swamp!
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Please go easy on her, she's ok, just misguided. Her father, John Harrigan, is a conservative, the "inventor" of John Harrigan's skin thickener.
A lot of snowflakes need to slather on some from a 5 gallon pail.
This is similar to what Kimberly Strassel wrote about in her recent book, “Intimidation.” She chronicled how the left bullies and intimidates any who disagree with them.
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