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Zorra

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32. It seems apparent that the authoritarians would turn in Robin Hood, Zorro, Charles DeGaulle,

Reply to usGovOwesUs3Trillion (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 01:04 PM

Jul 2013

Chief Joseph, Nathan Hale, Anne Frank, Julian Assange, all of Occupy and Anonymous, and of, course, Edward Snowden, etc

After all, anyone who resists or exposes clear corruption on the part of established authority must be punished, right?

I imagine they'd love to see those criminal protesters in Egypt thrown in jail for resisting the almighty law of Egypt's established government.

Authoritarians are those among us who make resistance to institutionalized evil seem futile.

Fuck them all.

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Snowden free means Resistance is NOT Futile! [View all] usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 OP

What does it mean if he's returned to the U.S.? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #1

a public character assassination, a fixed kangaroo trial and a draconian sentence meant to send a Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #13

One then wonders what Snowden in federal prison means alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #2

but Snowden may be in for some Vogon poetry reading... n/t lapfog_1 Jul 2013 #3

Who will ever again have the balls to blow the whistle on wrongdoing in government? kentuck Jul 2013 #4

Is there an echo here? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #5

Sorry. kentuck Jul 2013 #6

Thank you Kentuck usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #7

Jane Mayer, who writes for "The New Yorker" has written that HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #25

It means that he's in a country of nearly last resort, on the DOJ's wanted list. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #8

It also means ... kentuck Jul 2013 #11

+1 silvershadow Jul 2013 #12

COMPLETE logic fail. You can't apply your binary mindset to others. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #14

Sort of like stealing food.... kentuck Jul 2013 #18

That sure beats being tortured, in one of our hell holes usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #16

Gandhi arely staircase Jul 2013 #9

An unjust law is itself a species of violence. usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #17

You know what this means mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #10

That's also the reason they had to react so violently toward Occupy. It's basically terrorism. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #15

agreed, they can not let any form of dissent gain traction because they have no defense usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #20

What's your opinion regarding who "they" are. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #21

I believe they are a private, public partnership between the super rich and the politicians usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #23

I agree. For sure the 1%, by their nature, conspire against us. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #26

I believe those are just the front men usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #27

I have the link thanks. But that just shows the large conspiracy. Someone keeps in direct contact rhett o rick Jul 2013 #28

I don't think it is an individual, I think it is more like a board with rotating membership usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #30

I agree. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #31

I'm not moving to Venezuela. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #19

You forgot "Paul Revere"...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #22

Edward Snowden is a modern day Paul Revere with a thumb drive full of news that Tyranny is coming! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #29

Tip of the iceberg - nt HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #24

It seems apparent that the authoritarians would turn in Robin Hood, Zorro, Charles DeGaulle, Zorra Jul 2013 #32

I for one am glad that Venezuela and Bolivia have granted him asylum gholtron Jul 2013 #33