Beware of State-Sponsored Straw-Boogie-Men

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Zero Aggression,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." - H.L. Mencken

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H.L. Mencken

My Commentary: Beware of State-sponsored straw-boogie-men!

Muh Flag, Muh Borders, Muh Troops, and Muh Roads!

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Young Americans for Liberty,” and originally shared it to my own wall, along with commentary…

2015-11-22 - Muh Flag , Muh Borders , Muh Troops, and Muh Roads!

My Commentary: But… But… Muh Flag, Muh Borders, Muh Troops, and Muh Roads!!!! 😥

Discussing the Sad State of $tatism

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “The Sad State of $tatism…“…

Rayn: The sad state of $tatism…

“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars: the men they detest most iolently are those who try to tell the truth.” – H.L. Mencken

Steve L.: “The truth, indeed, is something that mankind, for some mysterious reason, instinctively dislikes. Every man who tries to tell it is unpopular, and even when, by the sheer strength of his case, he prevails, he is put down as a scoundrel.” ~ Chicago Tribune (23 May 1926), Henry Louis Mencken

The Sad State of $tatism…

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Zero Aggression,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary

"The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars: the men they detest most iolently are those who try to tell the truth." - H.L. Mencken

“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars: the men they detest most iolently are those who try to tell the truth.” – H.L. Mencken

My CommentaryThe sad state of $tatism…

The Urge to Save Humanity…

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Statism is Slavery,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” – H.L. Mencken

My Commentary: Word.