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  • Posted by evlwhtguy 5 years, 8 months ago
    The 12th point is particularly interesting..." I would find a straw man, a country who is also a malicious adversary to America, "

    Especially when you read George Orwell's 1984. I bet not many kids read that in school any more. I did but in the 70's they didn't really emphasize what it or Animal farm really meant. It was just another "Dead white guy" book to read.
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    • Posted by $ 5 years, 8 months ago
      What do you find particularly interesting and which nation - in your opinion - is being used as the straw man and to what degree?
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      • Posted by evlwhtguy 5 years, 8 months ago
        Right now believe it or not we have the Russians....but it doesn't always have to be the same one. In the book 1984, the main protagonist noticed that the name of the mysterious country that they were at war with...and had always been at war with, had changed! This is one of the few things I remember from the book.
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        • Posted by $ 5 years, 8 months ago
          It's interesting that you cite the Russians because there is enough there in election tampering, cyber-intrusions, etc. to argue that it isn't entirely a strawman - trumped up perhaps, but still partly real. If compared to the Chinese, I would put the Russians a definite pace behind - especially when one looks at the effects of the oil embargo by the US and EU on Russia after that assassination. The Russians are still very susceptible to trade issues while the Chinese much less so. And Russia isn't threatening the nations bordering the South China Sea, either.
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          • Posted by evlwhtguy 5 years, 8 months ago
            The the libs and what is now "the swamp" always loved the communists....so right now the Chinese are fabulous...the Russians are only the enemy of convenience. The libs will love the successors of ol' Joe Stalin again, just as soon as they are back in power in Washington.
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  • Posted by mshupe 5 years, 8 months ago
    There's nothing to learn in this article. It simply seems like a checklist of crap that's been going on for a long time. It's postmodernism.
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  • Posted by Owlsrayne 5 years, 7 months ago
    On the right to bear arms listing that there will be some type of uprising. What I would envision that gun owners would go house to house in their neighborhood to discuss the issue and if they are supporters enlist their aid. The internet would be to closely monitor to use social media for this type of enlistment. The threats listed could cause a Civil War.
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  • Posted by term2 5 years, 8 months ago
    Those twelve steps have already been taken by the liberals. Maybe not reversible at this point. Half the people voted for a crook (Hillary) last election, so the country is split down the middle.
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  • Posted by mminnick 5 years, 8 months ago
    Agree. It is hard to argue with any of them. What bothers me most about the article is that , depending upon where you live, you already have at least 5 of these ongoing and in some states, all twelve. Very frightening to the average citizen if they are aware of it.
    +1
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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 5 years, 8 months ago
    Seems more like a revisionist review of history than a reasoned prediction.
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    • Posted by $ 5 years, 8 months ago
      You mean because history tends to repeat itself? Perhaps. But if history does repeat itself, doesn't it stand to reason that because we are on the same path seeing the same warning signs that this is a pretty reasonable prediction as well?
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      • Posted by $ Thoritsu 5 years, 8 months ago
        No, just a list of recent events that conservatives don't like, listed as a self-serving prediction to a willing audience.
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        • Posted by $ 5 years, 8 months ago
          So you deny that they are actual warning events - merely ideological talking points?
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          • Posted by $ Thoritsu 5 years, 7 months ago
            "Deny" is an interesting choice of words. Question, challenge, disagree all come before the story gets enough momentum to merit "deniers".

            No some are clearly concerning, although I question how organized some are vs an unfortunate consequence of our system (e.g. lobbyists).

            The first is an instant red flag to lemming-leading bullshit. If we require a belief in the dogma of invisible, unsupportable, unquestionable, untestable friends for our society to function, it is a pathetic, weak disaster, and should fail.
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            • Posted by $ 5 years, 7 months ago
              I used the word deny because you seemed to disregard the entire article because of one point you have an ideological difference with. I contend that each point deserves its own critique and analysis.

              "The first is an instant red flag to lemming-leading bullshit."

              Whether or not one believes in the Judeo-Christian God is separate and apart from the moral values that the Judeo-Christian ethos has brought to the world (and upon which this nation was founded). One certainly can criticize the Roman Catholic Church for its hypocrisy, but that was not the point I got from the article. Rather, the author's point was that regardless of one's belief in any particular dogma, there is no question that religion - especially Christianity - creates a sense of community that is tough to rival or duplicate and that that sense of community creates a commonality which is difficult to undermine.

              We certainly don't see a strong sense of community in communist nations (which overwhelmingly tend to atheism). And we see this first point of policy working in Europe: where once was a strong sense of national identity (underpinned by Christianity), the rising secularism/socialism has destroyed much of that. We see it in the admission of Sharia courts in England, the lax immigration policies throughout the EU, the expansion of bureaucracies and the rise of one-world government. I would contend that one can go back much farther (at least a century) to see other examples. Regardless of one's view of the validity of Christianity, I would argue that the author's point is backed up by real-world events.

              I would also contend that the author's second strategy is closely intertwined with the first: a secularistic/socialistic society actively tries to destroy or devalue the family unit. Only religious entities such as Christianity (and I would add several others including Judaism and Islam) agitate for strong nuclear families.
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