Post by NFA on Apr 9, 2024 6:39:54 GMT 8
The Rise of the Resistance
If they will forcibly shut down your school, business, church, travel, and speech, then later force an injection of an untested, ineffective, and risky tax-funded product on you, and never utter a word of apology for any of it, what won't they do?
At this point, there seem to be no limits. Or rather: the only limit to power comes from the courage to resist. We are seeing that form at all levels of society in most countries in the world today. It takes many shapes, from scholars to litigators to doctors to journalists. It is ever more clear where people and institutions stand on the battles of our times.
If they will forcibly shut down your school, business, church, travel, and speech, then later force an injection of an untested, ineffective, and risky tax-funded product on you, and never utter a word of apology for any of it, what won't they do?
At this point, there seem to be no limits. Or rather: the only limit to power comes from the courage to resist. We are seeing that form at all levels of society in most countries in the world today. It takes many shapes, from scholars to litigators to doctors to journalists. It is ever more clear where people and institutions stand on the battles of our times.
We can pretend it is not happening but reality keeps intervening.You see what is happening in Brazil today, with extremely aggressive attempts to criminalize speech, even to the point of indicting a foreign entrepreneur like Elon Musk. Brazil is the test case, the model for the world.
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