The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Clamoring for Tyranny“…
Rayn: And, when they finally receive all of the tyranny they’ve been clamoring for, there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth…
“So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.” – George Lucas
Oniel D.:
“If illegal aliens should be rewarded with citizenship, does this mean that drug dealers should be rewarded with a pharmacy license?”
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…
“So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.” – George Lucas
My Commentary: And, when they finally receive all of the tyranny they’ve been clamoring for, there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth…
The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of an ex-acquaintance, after he shared a photo from here…
Thomas Pa.:
“Fireback: Should Obama bypass Congress to enact his agenda through Executive Action?”
Dian C.: If those idjits keep stalling and striking down EVERYTHING he wants to do, then, YES… Do NOT want another Government shut down, which the Republicans will cause and then blame Obama for it, just like Ted Cruz did yesterday while on Face The Nation…
Rayn: Three cheers for “the Decider”! Bush 2.0, in full effect!
Genaire: This can simply be answered by the quote: “If your vote doesn’t matter, why are they trying so hard to take it away from you?” Basically you would be taking away the vote of a third of the country by the use of these signing statements. Our government is based off checks and balances, to remove these checks and balances is removing the democracy right from our democratic REPUBLIC.
The following debate originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Zero Tolerance? Try Zero Intelligence! Brain-Dead Bureaucracy in Action!“…
Amy Parham sits with her son, Rhett, who displays the cartoon Bomberman64 picture he drew and brought to school, which resulted in his suspension
Rayn: Autistic Student Suspended for Bringing Drawing of Cartoon Bomb to School:
http://www.wyff4.com/upstate-mom-special-needs-son-suspended-for-drawing-bomb/-/9324882/22444084/-/jkpxttz/-/index.html
And, THIS is brain-dead bureaucracy in action, my friends!
“Zero tolerance”? Ha! Try: ZERO INTELLIGENCE!Besides, No Victim, No Crime, control-freaks!
Get a grip on yourselves, already!
Adam G.: I think it’s more ableist, victim blaming structures in action that support bullying. Rather than being concerned that there are things pushing students to mass violence, they just want to focus on the mass violence, so they have these asinine no tolerance policies against anyone who makes reference to violence instead of bring the (sometimes metaphorical) actual bullies down to the office for torturing students so badly that they try to kill themselves or others.
Adam G.: Also, can’t help but nitpick, but “brain dead” and “zero intelligence” are kind of ableist.
Genaire: I don’t disagree with your first comment, Adam, but how are Rayn’s words ableist? It does seem pretty brain dead to suspend a student for a harmless picture. I’ve drawn several pictures of guns, bombs and other weapons while in class never would I have imagined getting suspended for it.
Rayn: I understand where you are coming from with your first comment, Adam, although I’m not so sure this has to do with student bullying. In order to punish the student mentioned in the article, the school utilized their “zero tolerance” for weapons on school grounds policy. And, apparently, according to this mindless set of rules, a drawing of a weapon is virtually indistinguishable from the real thing…
As a matter of fact, the “zero tolerance” for weapons on campus policy is so cold and thoughtless, it has even been used by school officials to demand that a deaf child modify the way he signs his name, since one of the letters involved apparently “resembles a shooting gun” to these bureaucratic robots…
Hunter Spanjer, 3-Year-Old Deaf Boy, Told By Preschool To Change Way He Signs His Name:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/hunter-spanjer-3-year-old_n_1836159.html
Also, to clarify my words, since their meaning appears to be completely lost on you: bureaucracy isn’t actually alive, so it doesn’t really have brain function, while a policy isn’t actually capable of intelligence, so it registers as “zero.” With this in mind, understand that I very purposely labeled these two non-corporeal entities with the thinking and reasoning level of THE DEAD – utterly and completely non-existent! And, I spent a while tweaking my comment, in order to get the results you see, trying out multiple terms in the process – including “zombie,” “mindless,” “brainless,” and so on. However, none of them did my sentiment any justice, and so, were rejected in favor of my final two choices. I fail to see how they could be viewed as “kinda ableist,” since I have never before seen or heard either of these two terms being used to describe the disabled. (Click Here to Continue Reading This Post)
As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Independent Institute,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” – C.S. Lewis
My Commentary: It’s all for the “greater good” ! 😉
