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Resistance

Digby has written a post which many in the country would view as alarmist and irrational. Yet, his assertions are predominantly correct. The passage of the detainee act, last night, has set our country down a road to authoritarian rule. As many philosophers throughout history have noted, power breeds corruption. Whether or not the current government will use its newly granted powers in an ad hoc manner is yet to be seen; but, sooner or later, a future ruler will use those powers in manners which we fear today. Laws and their interpretations transcend political administrations and endure for future rulers. Laws passed under the best intentions have been used crush the very people who enacted them in places like Germany, China, and others.

We no longer stand on the precipice of imperial rule, we have gladly hurled ourselves into tyrannical chaos. Digbly has asked what should be done. He suggests that one must vote — he is, of course, correct. Regardless of how corrupt the system currently is, a single vote does matter. There will come a time, perhaps not in my lifetime, when a post such as Digby’s, or mine, will arouse the interest state power. Dissent- the very idea our nation was founded upon - is anathema to the power of tyrants. Our dissent , and that of our descendants, must not be hidden but shouted from our homes, our streets, and our neighborhoods. For the moment, our decent, our ideas, is all we have to defend this dieing nation. Our words and our votes may spare our children our nightmares.

This entry was posted by steve on Friday, September 29th, 2006 at 8:47 am and is filed under Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.