Mainecat Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 If it walks like a duck....... 20 Signs of Impending Tyranny As tyrants take control of democracies, they typically: 1. Demand personal loyalty from all appointees. 2. Organize military parades and other choreographed shows of force. 3. Threaten to fire independent prosecutors who get too close to the truth. 4. Spread conspiracy theories about "deep state" forces seeking to oust the tyrant. 5. Refer to top-ranking military leaders as "my" generals. 6. Threaten to jail political opponents. 7. Claim to have won an election by a landslide even after losing the popular vote. 8. Stoke tensions abroad, even the specter of nuclear war, to distract from the tyrant's efforts to consolidate power at home. 9. Circumvent the independent press and communicate directly with followers. 10. Vilify legislators and judges who are critical of the regime. 11. Repeatedly claim massive voter fraud in the absence of any evidence, in order to restrict voting in subsequent elections. 12. Turn the public against journalists or media outlets that criticize the regime, calling them “deceitful” and “scum.” 13. Repeatedly tell big lies, causing the public to doubt the truth and to believe fictions that support the tyrants’ goals 14. Blame economic stresses on immigrants or racial or religious minorities, and foment public bias and hatred against them. 15. Threaten mass deportations, registries of religious minorities, and the banning of refugees. 16. Attribute acts of domestic violence to “enemies within,” and use such events as excuses to beef up internal security and limit civil liberties. 17. Appoint family members to high positions of authority. 18. Draw no distinction between personal property and public property, profiteering from public office. 19. Make personal alliances with foreign dictators, but express indifference if not defiance toward leaders of democracies. 20. Maintain a powerful propaganda arm that claims to be "fair and balanced" but only amplifies the tyrant's lies and accusations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted February 8, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 8, 2018 So basically pick 20 of CNN's headlines..got it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Rigid1 said: So basically pick 20 of CNN's headlines..got it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Another day, another hour, another minute, another MC Trump thread................my day is now complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 42 minutes ago, Mainecat said: If it walks like a duck....... 20 Signs of Impending Tyranny As tyrants take control of democracies, they typically: 1. Demand personal loyalty from all appointees. 2. Organize military parades and other choreographed shows of force. 3. Threaten to fire independent prosecutors who get too close to the truth. 4. Spread conspiracy theories about "deep state" forces seeking to oust the tyrant. 5. Refer to top-ranking military leaders as "my" generals. 6. Threaten to jail political opponents. 7. Claim to have won an election by a landslide even after losing the popular vote. 8. Stoke tensions abroad, even the specter of nuclear war, to distract from the tyrant's efforts to consolidate power at home. 9. Circumvent the independent press and communicate directly with followers. 10. Vilify legislators and judges who are critical of the regime. 11. Repeatedly claim massive voter fraud in the absence of any evidence, in order to restrict voting in subsequent elections. 12. Turn the public against journalists or media outlets that criticize the regime, calling them “deceitful” and “scum.” 13. Repeatedly tell big lies, causing the public to doubt the truth and to believe fictions that support the tyrants’ goals 14. Blame economic stresses on immigrants or racial or religious minorities, and foment public bias and hatred against them. 15. Threaten mass deportations, registries of religious minorities, and the banning of refugees. 16. Attribute acts of domestic violence to “enemies within,” and use such events as excuses to beef up internal security and limit civil liberties. 17. Appoint family members to high positions of authority. 18. Draw no distinction between personal property and public property, profiteering from public office. 19. Make personal alliances with foreign dictators, but express indifference if not defiance toward leaders of democracies. 20. Maintain a powerful propaganda arm that claims to be "fair and balanced" but only amplifies the tyrant's lies and accusations. I agree we no longer have freedom. However it didn't start with trump. It start a long time ago. The thing that cracks me up is your Okay with the tyranny when the left is pushing it. Let me give you an example MC. Are you okay with the government forcing people to bake cakes for people they disagree with for religious reasons? are you okay with the way we are treated at the airport as a result of the patriot act? Are you okay with the droning Obama did as president that included killing american citizens without due process?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 8, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 8, 2018 JFK Inauguration parade. That damn dictator. https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/gallery/tbt-john-f-kennedy-inauguration-1961/index.html 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 59 minutes ago, Highmark said: JFK Inauguration parade. That damn dictator. https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/gallery/tbt-john-f-kennedy-inauguration-1961/index.html OWNED!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Highmark said: JFK Inauguration parade. That damn dictator. https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/gallery/tbt-john-f-kennedy-inauguration-1961/index.html Almost 60 years ago at the height of the Cold War...... but yea, same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 8, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, ICEMAN! said: Almost 60 years ago at the height of the Cold War...... but yea, same thing Well we still have a cold war cause the Russian's are meddling with things. Shouldn't we have a huge military parade so they won't "meddle" in our affairs anymore? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Robert Reich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Highmark said: Well we still have a cold war cause the Russian's are meddling with things. Shouldn't we have a huge military parade so they won't "meddle" in our affairs anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 8, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 8, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleroule Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) 21. Depends Rationing Edited February 8, 2018 by oleroule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Almost 60 years ago at the height of the Cold War...... but yea, same thing Yah George HW Bush had one also in 91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ICEMAN! Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, jtssrx said: Wow jt doesn’t brush his tooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Wow jt doesn’t brush his tooth I love how you guys Cherry pick. It's only tyranny if you or MC or one of the other resident libtards say it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Zambroski said: Clintons just suicide people or "wish" them killed in a robbery/car crash/plane crash/etc... They dont jail them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, jtssrx said: I love how you guys Cherry pick. It's only tyranny if you or MC or one of the other resident libtards say it is. Toothpaste is tyranny now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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