In a free country you can fix problems, but you can't fix problems in a police state.
If you don't like the weather in a free country, you can move. In a police state, the border is closed.
If you don't like your wife in a free country, you can get a divorce. In a police state, you can't.
If you are sick in a free country, you can go to the doctor. In a police state, you can't.
We live in times of extreme moral certainty. Dangerous times.
From all points of the political spectrum and in every medium of communication, doubt is rare. What critical thinkers know to be shades of gray, is now only stark black and white. Ukrainians wear white hats, Vladimir Putin, black. Criticize Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians and you’re an antisemite. Criticize Palestinian terrorism against Israeli Jews and you support genocide.
We live in times of extreme moral certainty. Dangerous times.
From all points of the political spectrum and in every medium of communication, doubt is rare. What critical thinkers know to be shades of gray, is now only stark black and white. Ukrainians wear white hats, Vladimir Putin, black. Criticize Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians and you’re an antisemite. Criticize Palestinian terrorism against Israeli Jews and you support genocide.
Tyranny isn't when pizza costs $20 a slice. Tyranny is when the government says that every slice of pizza must cost $20.
Tyranny isn't when pizza costs $20 a slice. Tyranny is when the government says that every slice of pizza must cost $20.