but definitely time to start decorating lampposts and trees. In Australia, it's probably too late for much of anything to do any good, too many of the inmates want to remain in the penal colony, because 'safety'.
Australians should also learn from their experience that even a liberal democratic government is not immune from using fear to control its citizens and intrude on civil liberties while expanding its power. In addition, there are signs the Australian government won’t give its power and control back even after the current crisis is over.
Morrison’s government is considering a social credit system to combat “online abuse.” Under the plan, police would have access to individuals’ social media accounts, which would be linked to people’s passports. Another country that uses a social credit system to dictate its citizen’s behaviors is Communist China.
Australia offers a cautionary tale of how an open and free society will quickly become dystopian because of fear. We Americans shouldn’t relax because our governments’ COVID-19 restrictions often haven’t gotten as extreme as Australia’s. Instead, we must treat what has happened to Australia as a warning.
Australia knows: too many of them enjoy the taste of licking the boot. Too damn many for comfort here in the US, too.
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Hermann Goering was asked during the Nuremberg trials how he got the German people to accept Nazism.
“It was very easy, it has nothing to do with Nazism, it has something to do with human nature. The only thing that needs to be done to enslave people is to get them into a state of FEAR. If you manage to find a way to SCARE people, you can make them do what you want.”
It's never too late to shoot the bastards.....hanging works just as well and leaves a much more effective statement. But whichever tool is applied we better get to applying soon or there won't be much left to salvage.
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