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    Image of American concentration camps - greasing the skids for martial law
    American concentration camps - greasing the skids for martial law
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    No, they aren't Nazi concentration camps. But they are similar (and very similar to when the US government rounded up 120,000 Americans citizens of Japanese descent during WWII, an action with which...

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    Image of Police committing fraud
    Police committing fraud
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Did you know that politicians in New York City have tried to play-up crime statistics showing that crime was down? It's becoming clear that it appeared as such because the statistics were faked. FTA:...

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    Image of They're coming for you next
    They're coming for you next
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Pastor Martin Niemöller criticized German intellectuals because they did nothing as the Nazis rose to power and eliminated anti-government groups. Please, learn from history. Please, don't ignore th...

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    Image of Supreme stupidity
    Supreme stupidity
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    From the court jester files, we find supreme stupidity in the Ohio Supreme Court. If you live in Ohio, get ready to see police pulling everyone over for "speeding." After all, police never lie, right...

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    Image of Licensed to kill
    Licensed to kill
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about getting a blow job. But here we have President Obama, a constitutional lawyer and professor, who is technically now a dictator without anyone calling for im...

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    Image of Are safety and freedom opposites?
    Are safety and freedom opposites?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    When it comes to protecting civil liberties, it just keeps getting worse. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now testing what it calls Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST). It i...

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    Image of Arrested for shooting grass
    Arrested for shooting grass
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Here's the scenario: there's a gang of thugs outside your house threatening you and your family. Your wife is calling the police while you grab your gun. You fire 4 shots into the grass to scare them...

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    Image of Military manipulation
    Military manipulation
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Government - they are experts at manipulating people. They even have a scary-sounding name for it: "psy-ops." What happens when they turn against their own? The psychological thriller The Manchurian...

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    Image of People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
    People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The US government consists of a bunch of hypocrites. I know, tell you something you don't know, right? Recently, Hillary Clinton and her lackeys at the US State Department released the Country Re...

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    Image of Then they came for the internet but, by that time...
    Then they came for the internet but, by that time...
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    As proud supporters of Creative Commons, we were encouraged to see so many websites effectively shut down or "go dark" on January 18, 2012 in protest of the tyrannical SOPA/PIPA bills that the US gov...

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    Image of Disobeying an unjust law
    Disobeying an unjust law
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    A few days ago, the US celebrated a holiday dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. A prominent leader of the civil rights movement, he was a huge proponent of civil disobedience. As the "did they kill...

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    Image of Teaching kids about big brother
    Teaching kids about big brother
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    More and more, schools are adopting zero-tolerance policies. High schools are now filled with armed police, metal detectors, and drug-sniffing dogs. Is that the environment in which children can pro...

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    Image of US has highest prison population - why?
    US has highest prison population - why?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Let this sink in for a moment: the United States has the highest prisoner population rate in the world. That's right, even more than China. (And, no - that doesn't include all of the hidden prisons i...

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    Image of The mind machine project
    The mind machine project
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In his prophetic novel 1984, George Orwell described a facecrime: "It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smalles...

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    Image of The right to deprive liberty
    The right to deprive liberty
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Is it ironic that this is published in a UK newspaper? Not so long ago, police used to be called "peace officers." Keeping the peace and initiating violence are contradictions. Wasn't police abuse in...

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    Image of Buying and selling sex
    Buying and selling sex
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Sex sells. Every advertiser knows this. As human beings, it's a natural desire. There is nothing inherently wrong with sex as it leads to the continuation of humanity. Sex can allow someone without o...

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    Image of What were you thinking?
    What were you thinking?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Whether you're a moral relativist or absolutist, and based on whatever standards you choose, there are actions that you think are immoral. What is morally contemptible to you now might have been comm...

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    Image of No way to rule innocent men
    No way to rule innocent men
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In Atlas Shrugged, Dr. Floyd Ferris states: "Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? ...We want them broken... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent...

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    Image of The farcical war on porn
    The farcical war on porn
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    To paraphrase Pastor Martin Niemöller, "They came first for Wikileaks. But I didn't speak up because I hated politics. Then they came for pornography. But I didn't speak up because I didn't look at...

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    Image of Civil disobedience against the TSA
    Civil disobedience against the TSA
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In case you haven't heard, the US Totally Stupid Administration (aka TSA) has deployed Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) body scanners at many airports that produce radiation to scan your body for po...

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    Image of The largest street gang in America
    The largest street gang in America
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In my favorite book, Atlas Shrugged (a book about philosophy), there is the following statement:  'Thinking is man's only basic virtue, from which all the others proceed. And his basic vice, the sou...

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    Image of If I voted, Ron Paul is the man I would vote for
    If I voted, Ron Paul is the man I would vote for
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    First, let me make this perfectly clear: I am an anarchist (or, more specifically, an anarcho-capitalist). I do not support any kind of government, including a president. The last election I voted in...

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    Image of Be afraid - be very, very afraid
    Be afraid - be very, very afraid
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Meanwhile, as Bradley Manning (aka "unappreciated hero #1") languishes in jail and is tortured by Obama's administration... There's an adage that goes "give to a good man all the powers he requests t...

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    Image of Handcuffed and Helpless:There’s a naive idea floating around that an innocent person should never be afraid of cops
    Handcuffed and Helpless:There’s a naive idea floating around that an innocent person should never be afraid of cops
    fee.org link posted by c_prompt in politics Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    What you are about to read is not a philosophical argument. It’s a personal testimony. The aim of telling this story is neither to make a political statement, nor to score points for a particular i...

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    Image of When it comes to "I told ya' so," it's too late
    When it comes to "I told ya' so," it's too late
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    In his famous statement "First they came," Pastor Martin Niemöller once blasted the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power as they purged group after group: THEY CAME...

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    Image of The legal system is criminal
    The legal system is criminal
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The Nazis and Joseph Stalin were famous for their show trials, where "guilt" was determined by the authorities before the trial. From the court jester files, we continue to find that the the American...

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    Image of TIL the US Coast Guard can board your boat at any time for any reason effectively just about anywhere. You do not have Fourth Amendment constitutional rights when on a boat. It's called a "suspicionless search." Why? The Revenue Services Act... of 1790.
    TIL the US Coast Guard can board your boat at any time for any reason effectively just about anywhere. You do not have Fourth Amendment constitutional rights when on a boat. It's called a "suspicionless search." Why? The Revenue Services Act... of 1790.
    sailfeed.com link posted by c_prompt in sailing
    Per two statutes, 14 U.S.C. § 89(a)2 and 19 U.S.C. §1581(a), the US Coast Guard has virtually unlimited authority to stop, board, and search vessels without any suspicion of wrongdoing. No...

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    Image of How stupid are we? Ask Obama
    How stupid are we? Ask Obama
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Obama has broken many promises. That's par for the course when you're a politician. People know (and sadly accept) that politicians aren't going to do everything they promise. But then there are m...

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    Image of The enemy to slay in a constant state of emergency
    The enemy to slay in a constant state of emergency
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Ron Paul famously said of neocons: The neoconservative ethos, steeped in the teachings of Leo Strauss, cannot abide an America where individuals simply pursue their happy, peaceful, prosperous l...

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    Image of Crime makes a comeback
    Crime makes a comeback
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    From the "you can't make this shit up" files... Through one of her villains, Ayn Rand wrote in Atlas Shrugged: "Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? ...We want them broken......

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    Image of Mock burglaries
    Mock burglaries
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Talk about creating an atmosphere of fear... FTA: "It was meant to be an imaginative way of hammering home the message that some householders are making life too easy for burglars. But police were un...

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    Image of Mind your own business
    Mind your own business
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    To claim that the US supports freedom (i.e., the absence of physical coercion) is nonsensical. Everything the US government does is anti-freedom. Take the situation in Egypt, for example. American ad...

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    Image of Iraq - the 20-year war (and counting)
    Iraq - the 20-year war (and counting)
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Seven years after the second invasion of Iraq, Iraq's capital Baghdad, home to more than six million people, hardly gets one hour of non-interrupted electricity supplies every 24 hours. Soldiers with...

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    DNA collection
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Will wonders never cease? California now has mandatory DNA collection from anyone arrested for a felony, whether or not they are ever charged or convicted. Instead of being limited to serious, violen...

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    Image of Drug prohibition doesn't work
    Drug prohibition doesn't work
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    We know marijuana is "the most widely used illicit substance in the world" (which may be why "arrests are at a near-record high"). We know drug decriminalization works. Yet we still allow the governm...

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    Image of I spy, and you cannot hide
    I spy, and you cannot hide
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Former NSA employee Thomas Drake has a wife and 5 sons, one of whom has significant health problems. But, understanding the risks to him and his family, he couldn't remain silent and be complicit in...

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    Image of Big Brother is watching you
    Big Brother is watching you
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    The statist argument is always the same: "If you have nothing to hide, why do you care?" The government can attach a GPS device to your car and monitor your movements, and it's perfectly legal. And n...

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    Homosexuality vs. free speech
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Voltaire once said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." In England, a Christian street preacher was arrested and locked in a cell for telling a passer-...

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    Image of Arrested for asking why
    Arrested for asking why
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Four women, two of them well into middle age, were discussing funeral plans for a friend when an Atlanta police officer told them to move. Three did but one asked "why." In answer to her question, Mi...

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    Image of Drunk parking
    Drunk parking
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Drunk parking? How do you go to jail from a DUI (DRIVING under the influence) in a car that WON'T START? Remind me again why the legal system is honorable and fair? I couldn't make this shit up if I...

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    The contradiction of limiting free speech
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Liberals in the US are in an uproar, claiming that the recent murder of six individuals and the attempted murder of the Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were the by-product of rhetoric by Sar...

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    Image of Dissent is criminal
    Dissent is criminal
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    It's now official: subversives who think government is corrupt and should be controlled by the people face 10 years in prison and a $25,000 dollar fine if they fail to register with authorities in So...

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    Captured, Cuffed, and Jailed: A Personal Story - Jeffrey Tucker
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    By day’s end, it was over. Except not really. This one incident is over. But the reality that none of us really control our lives, that none of our property is really our own, that we all stand v...

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