As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Statist Zombies,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“Government: We need to kidnap, harass, steal from, and kill you, so we can protect you from people who want to kidnap, harass, steal from, and kill you.”
My Commentary: Genius…
The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family, after they posted artwork being shared by the page, “Psychologic-Anarchist“…
Genaire:
“We need a band of criminals to protect us from criminals”
Rayn: People are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad, so we need a government made up of people are bad, so we need a government made up of…
Three cheers for circular reasoning!
Morgan S.: rich criminals at that..lol
Rayn: In Plutocratic Amerika, government toss out YOU!
Air Force Dumped Remains of At Least 274 Troops in Landfill:
https://usnews.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/08/9290603-report-air-force-dumped-remains-of-274-troops-in-landfill
Landfill Has 9/11 Remains, Medical Examiner Wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/nyregion/24remains.html?_r=0
Morgan S.: that story you just posted is as Fudged up as it gets. it makes me Sick as a Soldier to think I and my friends and fellow Servicemen and Women could end up in a Fudging Dump. SHAME on these Arseholes
Morgan S.: Metallica Song Called Disposable Heroes. listen to the words. it is Fudging truth.
Morgan S.: Disposable Heroes – Metallica:
Rayn: Exactly, Morgan! I actually showed you that information precisely because you were once a member of the United States Marine Corps.
Morgan S.: yes I do remember and to this very day it has me pissed off to no end that this was allowed to happen
As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by peace activist, Cindy Sheehan, and promptly shared it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“It cuts both ways: ‘If you’re not doing anything bad, you have no reason to fear government censorship.’ ‘If you’re doing anything bad, you have no reason to fear free speech.’ “
My Commentary: Critical thinking: the original check and balance!
I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…
American Military Torture Victim, Abu Zubaydah
Destroyed Videos Showed US Torture Victim ‘Vomiting and Screaming’:
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/05/09/destroyed-videos-showed-us-torture-victim-vomiting-and-screaming/
(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) New information on the torture of detainees in custody at CIA “black sites” has come to light, revealing that the videotaped torture of Abu Zubaydah, tapes destroyed in 2005 by the CIA, showed Zubaydah “vomiting and screaming” after being stripped naked and waterboarded.
CIA legal counsel John Rizzo termed the videos “very disturbing” but insisted that all of the torture was “legal” at the time and that the videos were “extraordinarily hard to watch.”
My Commentary: As usual, in America, it’s more important to protect war criminals than to protect BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS… And, the torture victim mentioned has never even been formally charged with a crime, either…
The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall…
Keith M.: You Will Love This One!
“My next door neighbor wants to BAN all GUNS! Their house is NOT ARMED! Out of RESPECT for their opinions, I promise NOT to use MY GUNS to PROTECT THEM.”
Rayn: Wow! While it is somewhat amusing, and the message is clever, I don’t really think it’s too cool. This guy is pretty much violating his neighbor’s privacy, and turning him into a target. It is as if he is tampering with the outcome of an event in order to make his so-called “righteous” viewpoint the correct one…very snaky. I have noticed that the vast majority of people who truly hold gun rights dear do so because of their respect for human life, and desire to protect it – meaning, themselves, their family, and beyond, against criminals. They own their weapon because of their desire not to see violence. This man’s neighbor isn’t a criminal, so why is he targeting him for victimization? Are his viewpoints about gun control too “criminal” for this man to tolerate? Why doesn’t he use intelligent discussion and debate to address the issue at hand? Has that somehow failed? I doubt it.
I don’t know the background of this apparent family fued, but unless this man’s neighbor specifically publicly targeted him about his ownership of firearms, this seems like it isn’t the right thing to do. The criminals are the enemy, so why give them information, or ammunition, for attack! What’s next? Will he hire someone to dress up and rob his neighbor, so he can chase them off with his trusty weapon, and say, “I told you so,” converting his neighbor over to the “right side.” Let’s just hope this guy isn’t truly fanatical, or his neighbor is in a lot of trouble!
As Nietschze wisely said, “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.”
We would all do well to “love thy neighbor”!
