Sarah Palin’s Speech
“Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America … he’s worried that someone won’t read them their rights? ” - Sarah Palin
“Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” - Benjamin Franklin
I’ve kind of stayed away from politics here in the past. Heck, I’ve kind of stayed away from posting at all. But sometimes I just can’t keep quiet. This fear mongering scares the hell out of me, although not in the way she apparently intended. What scares me is that people think this is OK.
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OK? It’s more than okay, it’s required for effective management of the populace! A key quotation to add to your pair above:
“Naturally the common people don’t want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany… [I]t is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along… [T]he people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders… All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.”–Hermann Goering.
Here, Palin isn’t necessarily defending war per se, but the trappings of war brought home to the domestic front (i.e. increased repression, legalized torture), but the basic point Goering was making still applies.
Also: hi! Glad to see you’re still around and posting!
Great quote, Tadhg. It’s even scarier in the context of Goering’s involvement in the Nazi party. Thanks for coming by.