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Old 11-05-2019, 06:31   #6
tonyz
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Originally Posted by Badger52 View Post
Such people are self-centered to the point that protection & promotion of #1 is the Prime Directive. They will require rather draconian measures to be dealt with.

The inherent civility that dances around such subjects is why the commies have made the progress they have; they have the propaganda machine so it's easy - their piece of "free-speech" isn't censored. On the other hand pointing out these tyrants' and Generallisimos' perfidy, and calling for them to be stood up against a wall, isn't likely to be examined objectively.
Badger, you nailed a number of very crucial issues in your short reply ...our cultural rot wherein self-promotion is the prime directive and the double standard when applied to speech today.

Moreover, what type of nation do you beget when self-promotion is the rule of the day not just for those elected but for those appointed to our highest military and intelligence institutions ? The eventual outcome of this attribute appears inevitable and it is not pretty. When you combine this self-centered, self-righteous, uncivil tone from our “elites” with the double standard as to speech - one can predict the gapping divide in our nation.

ETA: I read Hanson’s use of the phrase “fine” (as and where you identified) as not so much an agreement with that action but more of a recognition that while these “elites” are free to malign and even change the rules (in a free country) those actions have consequences and those consequences are not healthy for either the nation or the military/intelligence cohort.

Now, in addition to the problems with double standards as to speech...what about the the double standard as to legal standards and criminal justice as regards the elite? The recipe for predictable division in our nation could not be more predictable if actually scripted.
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