Independence Day, 2021
“We here highly resolve…that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Happy Birthday, America.
“We here highly resolve…that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Happy Birthday, America.
Today I offer the final installment of Freedom Fridays, a series based on the Dr. Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.”
My Freedom Fridays series is ending soon, but this week’s lesson is vital. We must fully grasp the difference between nationalism and patriotism.
This week in Freedom Fridays, we look at what I believe is the most pivotal, climactic tool in the playbook of those who would establish a tyranny.
This week, we look at trigger words common to tyranny. Because those who insist liberty is the trade-off for safety usually intend to deny you both.
It’s time for us to shrug off the myth of America’s magical superiority, and long past time to learn from international and historic context.
As magical and spiritual people, a solid grounding in current events is vital. Thus, I’m resuming my series based on Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny.”
Thinking about our nation today with a somber heart that has not weighed so heavily upon me since Vietnam. Still I pray, may freedom still ring.
Do we *really* want this day to be about obscure martyred Christian priests named St. Valentine? Instead, let’s celebrate a day of sexy, divine Love!
When news is an echo of an echo, from an unknown source (which may turn out to be a hostile foreign power), it is no longer news. It is propaganda.