Any Attack on Free Speech Leads to …
This is what happens free speech is maligned, intimidated, censored, threatened, punished … soon enough, before you know it, this happens:
This video was smuggled out of Cuba just this week. The scene is the capital building in Havana.
Play the video and wait or fast forward to approximately 6 minutes – near the end. You will see as the women that said nothing more than "live democracy" and "free Cuba" are carted off - never to be seen again as of this date.
First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller (re. Nazi actions)
2 Comments:
And you know what, Dr. Mario; the majority of the people on Marco Island just don't give a damn. They are here to have a good time and can't be bothered by the worries of concerned citizens. They each live in a dream world of their own. Their attitude is "I have mine and I am satisfied. The rest of you can look out for yourselves."
So in the end it is not ignorance of what the role of government should be that will be our downfall but a complete lack of any moral compass as regards our duties to our neighbor.
This form of government was designed for a moral people; any other kind of citizenry will be wholly inadequate to preserve its continuance.
By Humphrey Sarlo, at Tuesday, October 04, 2011 12:19:00 PM
Hi H; You are -unfortunately - correct. They come for the good time . And they are the worst complainers. What is troubling are those that live here that have been subsumed by the syndicate or are utterly apathetic - but do complain when their taxes go up. That's why the council has gotten away with so much ...
Best,
M
By Anonymous, at Tuesday, October 04, 2011 1:12:00 PM
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