http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/despotism/ en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:04:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391677/posts Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.-- U.S. Government Archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391677/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:04:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330935/posts Is it just me, or is the way this whole cult of personality thing going on with our current President beginning to really take on the characteristics of a type of benevolent despotism on the part of our federal government? ObamaCare -- and this creepy new gag, where Barack Obama will be beamed September 8th into the classrooms of all our children -- seems to be the latest manifestation of this phenomenon. First, there was a 787 billion dollar stimulus that doesn't seem to be stimulating much other than a ton of equally-creepy "Your Obama Stimulus Dollars at Work" road... Entitlement Syndrome http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330935/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 02:13:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311262/posts It is incredible that in American an Administration has created a Public Enemies List. Please write your representatives, the Whitehouse and the MSM showing your distrust of this government the Media that is silent. Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311262/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:00:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240175/posts April 28, 2009 Truth is the new hate speech. And homosexual activists are laying the groundwork for their own demise. No kidding. The "hate crimes" bill, H.R. 1913, which passed out of the House Judiciary Committee last week, is aimed at silencing speech. This thought crimes bill is scheduled for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives tomorrow, and when you pair it with existing law (found in Title 18 of the U.S. Criminal Code), it will unmistakably criminalize speech. It specifically targets anyone who dissents to the homosexual agenda as aiding in the commission of... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240175/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:55:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2232956/posts It gives a nice little overview of Communism, Fascism, Anarchy, and Democracy and why our Founding Fathers tried as hard as they could to avoid all of them, including, most importantly, Democracy, when setting up our Republic. By the end, the slippery slope of Dictatorship of the Elite, on which we stand, seems to be getting steeper and more slippery. H/T to FReeper wombtotomb Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2232956/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200107/posts Barack Obama's America A timeless critique from Tocqueville. by Alexis de Tocqueville 03/09/2009, Volume 014, Issue 24 It seems that if despotism came to be established in the democratic nations of our day, it would have other characteristics: it would be more extensive and milder, and it would degrade men without tormenting them. .  .  . When I think of the small passions of men of our day, the softness of their mores, the extent of their enlightenment, the purity of their religion, the mildness of their morality, their laborious and steady habits, the restraint that almost all preserve in vice... www.weeklystandard.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200107/posts#comment Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:01:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197325/posts It seems that if despotism came to be established in the democratic nations of our day, it would have other characteristics: it would be more extensive and milder, and it would degrade men without tormenting them. When I think of the small passions of men of our day, the softness of their mores, the extent of their enlightenment, the purity of their religion, the mildness of their morality, their laborious and steady habits, the restraint that almost all preserve in vice as in virtue, I do not fear that in their chiefs they will find tyrants, but rather schoolmasters. I... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197325/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:05:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2148052/posts “It is seldom,” David Hume wrote, “that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.” That admonitory sentence furnishes one of the epigraphs for Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom, first published in 1943. How is freedom faring in the United States today? Peter Robinson, a scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, provided a melancholy précis in “The Loss of Individual Liberty,” a column that appeared in Forbes last month. Mr. Robinson recalled a dinner he shared with Milton Friedman several years ago. He complimented the venerable economist on his role in transforming the intellectual landscape, especially in... The New Criterion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2148052/posts#comment Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:36:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2108249/posts VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- She's only 12 years old, but Ashleigh Jones is feeling the heat of this election year. That’s because the seventh grader at New Smyrna Beach Middle School was called a racist by classmates (Video: MyFoxOrlando) for wearing a T-shirt in support of VP candidate Sarah Palin, Orlando FOX affiliate WOFL reported. Jones is volunteering at the Republican Headquarters in New Smyrna Beach. The Palin t-shirt was a gift from her fellow volunteers. But when she wore it to school she learned just how tough politics can be. "Some of the students were calling me racist because... MyFOX Orlando (CHannel 35) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2108249/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:34:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107590/posts By now everyone who follows politics has heard of Joe Wurzelbacher, a guy from Toledo known now as 'Joe the Plumber,' who asked a question of Barack Obama in a campaign rope line, and was referenced numerous times in last night's debate. Like many of us, Mr. Wurzelbacher has questions about Barack Obama's tax policy, among other things. So what happens to Mr. Wurzelbacher for expressing his views? Reports in the mainstream media appear claiming that he is unlicensed (even though he doesn't need one as an employee of a business or as a contractor working on a residence), and... The New Editor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107590/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:44:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107591/posts <p>The problem in this story is twofold. Without wanting to provide details, the story really needs a second source.</p> <p>Tom Maguire? Buddy? Please answer my emails.</p> <p>The second problem is that anonymity -- no names, no pictures-- is requested. He fears retaliation and harassment. And who knows -- perhaps more.</p> Ace of Spades HQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107591/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:45:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106070/posts Janine Giambalvo wants people to know she supports John McCain as this country's next president, so she placed a McCain sign in her yard. But someone who apparently thinks McCain should lose has taken matter into his own hands. Giambalvo's sign was stolen sometime last Wednesday from her home in York Township's Marlborough West neighborhood. And police said hers is not the only one. Police from three local departments said residents have reported a number of McCain sign thefts from the York area, numbering about 17 at this point. Giambalvo said she is disgusted that someone would stifle her rights... York Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106070/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:42:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105630/posts I have a BA in journalism, and over time have kept in touch with a number of people who are still working in that profession. So when one of them emailed me the following about the atmosphere in today's newsrooms, I wasn't surprised at all. This person does offer some hints at the end on how to push for more fairness in your local coverage: .... It's unbelievable here. I've been through a few election cycles and have gotten pretty used to the open sneering every time a Republican candidate appears on the television, but this year is unlike anything... Ace http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105630/posts#comment Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:37:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101412/posts Jerome Corsi, author of the anti-Obama book titled The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality was deported back to America not because of a hitch in his travel documents as reported earlier but due to the nature of his mission in the country. According to Foreign affairs minister Moses Wetangula, Corsi displayed inconsistent conduct with the expected norms of good behaviour in the country. Corsi was on Tuesday night deported back to America after he attempted to launch the book blasting White House hopeful Barrack Obama at a Nairobi hotel. The initial explanation offered by the authorities... Kenya Broadcasting Corporation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101412/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101299/posts From Hillary Clinton Forum Yesterday, 09:44 PM Maddie Kaddison New Member = <100 Posts Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 99 Poster Rank: #454 Obama's supporters scare me. Here is a comment I just read from this story (the story that Dean Reynolds of CBS wrote about Obama's "stinky" plane etc): Quote: I support Obama, but I disagree on some major issues. One is that we need to use major authoritarian measures against wingnuts and theocrats to save this country. That in particular includes deprogramming institutions and a Gitmo like camp to deal with the worst wingnuts. These people should be... hillaryclintonforum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101299/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:27:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100781/posts WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In the face of an economy in crisis and a deeply unpopular president, some analysts believe the situation is ripe to give Democrats a 60-seat filibuster-proof majority in the Senate in November. Analysts say Democrats may control the Senate after the November election. Analysts say Democrats may control the Senate after the November election. It's "the perfect storm," said Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report. CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2100781/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:53:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095716/posts British authorities arrested three Muslims in London on Saturday after fires broke out in the offices of the publishing house Gibson Square and at the home of the publisher, Martin Rynja. Gibson Square had been planning to publish The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones, a trashy novel sensationalizing the marriage of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to the child Aisha (Muhammad was in his fifties, and Aisha was nine, when the happy union was consummated). Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095716/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:49:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091977/posts Reports continue to come in that Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign is threatening legal action against his critics. On Tuesday (September 23), CBS affiliate KMOV reported that Obama had enlisted a number of Missouri law enforcement officials, including local sheriffs and prosecutors, “to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad [against Obama] during the presidential campaign." The CBS report is the latest of several incidents where the Obama campaign has threatened critics with civil or criminal prosecution. According to World Net Daily, his campaign “also sent ‘threatening’ letters to several news agencies in Pennsylvania and Ohio demanding they... Federal Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091977/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:29:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090218/posts Bill Maher's Anti-Religion Movie “Religion is detrimental to the progress of society.” That’s my favorite quote from Bill Maher’s often brilliant, but often unfocused “documentary,” called “Religulous.” It opens in early October right after its debut at the Toronto Film Festival. The articulate, quick-witted comedian sets out in this film — which was supposed to have been released last Easter — to prove that line is true. Directed by Larry Charles, the man who put "Borat" together so skillfully, "Religulous" is blatant about Maher’s feelings: religion is bad. All religions are bad. They are ruining everything. If you go for... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090218/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:58:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086100/posts We hear on the internet underground that hackers and/or script-kiddies have declared an internet war against Fox News and columnist Bill O'Reilly and plan a cyber-assault for later today. Reportedly, parts of O'Reilly's site have already been compromised. This is serious business, no doubt. To get to the bottom of the issue, we spoke to an insider, a frequent poster on a certain well known online support group for young-adult agoraphobics where these things are planned and executed. He prefers to remain anonymous. (We starred-out the names of internet sites because, apparently, they don't like to be noticed.) G4: What... G4TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086100/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:28:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086012/posts RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Arabs across the ideological spectrum, from secular-minded liberals to Muslim hard-liners, are denouncing a top Saudi cleric's edict that it was permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV stations that show "immoral" content. Many expressed worry the recent comments by Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan — chief of the kingdom's highest tribunal, the Supreme Judiciary Council — would fuel terrorism, encouraging attacks on station employees and owners. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086012/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:07:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084386/posts Much of Barack Obama's political success can be traced to a database listing contact information for millions of people, a tool that has proved invaluable in raising record sums of money and organizing a national volunteer network. Now Obama's presidential campaign is increasingly using the list to beat back media messages it does not like, calling on supporters to flood radio and television stations when those opposed to him run anti-Obama ads or appear on talk shows. It did so as recently as Monday night, when it orchestrated a massive stream of complaints on the phone lines of Tribune Co.-owned... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084386/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:30:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084450/posts <p>Chicago radio station WGN-AM is again coming under attack from the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama for offering airtime to a controversial author. It is the second time in recent weeks the station has been the target of an "Obama Action Wire" alert to supporters of the Illinois Democrat.</p> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084450/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:28:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067513/posts SEATTLE - Only in Seattle could an event touted as a way to help the environment get washed out during what is supposed to be the driest time of the year. 'By order of the Mayor' - One neighborhood is closed off to car traffic during selected weekends this summer. On Sunday it was the area around 14th and Republican on Capitol Hill, a residential area that's normally quiet anyway. "I think it promotes awareness of whatever we're promoting awareness of," said resident Thomas Hubbard. "A car passes by every once in a while, just people trying to get home.... King 5 news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067513/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:26:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065740/posts “Voter suppression, intimidation and harassment systematically engaged in by the Obama campaign, its allies and supporters.” It is obvious that Hillary Clinton endorsed Obama only because she would probably have been excommunicated from the Democratic Party for failure to do so. The truth is that her campaign accused, and credibly so, the Obama campaign of serious misconduct during the Nevada Caucuses. This misconduct included intimidation of voters and what sounds a lot like Chicago-style machine politics at their worst. We encourage our readers to circulate the following PDF file, and/or the optical character transcription of it, as widely as possible... The Husaria: For Our Freedom and Yours http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065740/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:05:39 GMT