The State’s Allegedly “Temporary” Liberty-Stripping Measures Are Often Permanent

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “The Art of Not Being Governed,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Give up your freedom It's only temporary"

“Give up your freedom
It’s only temporary”

My Commentary: 😉

Thinking About Health Food

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Plant-Based Whole Food Living,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Think about it: if there is a 'health food' section in the grocery store, what does that make the rest of the food sold there?"

“Think about it: if there is a ‘health food’ section in the grocery store, what does that make the rest of the food sold there?”

My Commentary: LOL!

Police Are Road Pirates

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Quinton Thomas, victim of racial profiling by police

Quinton Thomas, victim of racial profiling by police

Lawsuit Charges 13 St. Louis Suburbs With “Extorting” Black Drivers:
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/lawsuit-charges-13-st-louis-suburbs-extorting-black-drivers-n625666

(Brenda Breslauer) Quinton Thomas is afraid to drive to work, to visit friends, or to the barber for a haircut. He’s afraid he’ll be pulled over and put in jail — not for some crime he’s committed but because he can’t afford to pay fines from traffic tickets issued long ago. He’s afraid he’ll be jailed because he’s driving while black in St. Louis County, Missouri.

“Traffic stops have cost me a lot of money, have cost my family money, and also have cost me time and jobs,” said Thomas, a 28-year-old construction worker.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Road pirates…

Crony Capitalism, Explained

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

"This just in. Free market capitalism does not include: a government monopoly over the money supply, corporate bailouts and subsidies, taxation, redistribution of wealth, wage & price setting, protectionism, tariffs, and regulations."

“This just in. Free market capitalism does not include: a government monopoly over the money supply, corporate bailouts and subsidies, taxation, redistribution of wealth, wage & price setting, protectionism, tariffs, and regulations.”

My Commentary: The phrase you’re looking for is “crony capitalism”…

The American Government Continues to Expand Their Endless, Illegal Wars of Imperialism in the Middle East

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

2016-08-21-the-american-government-continues-to-expand-their-endless-illegal-wars-of-imperialism-in-the-middle-east

The Endless, Illegal War Creeps Into Syria:
https://fee.org/articles/the-endless-war-creeps-into-syria/

() In the 15 months since the president unilaterally launched our latest war in the Middle East, he’s repeatedly pledged that he wouldn’t put US “boots on the ground” in Syria.

As he told congressional leaders on September 3, 2014, “the military plan that has been developed” is limited, and doesn’t require ground forces.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: But, of course!