> Under the indefinite detention provision of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the President and the military can detain and imprison American citizens with no access to friends, family or the courts if the government believes them to be a terrorist.
> So, it should come as no surprise that merely criticizing the government could get you labeled as a terrorist.
Sleepwalking Into Tyranny: How Power Is Silently Being Seized - LewRockwell
I oppose government power and growth.
"Reduce government growth via an overpowered executive" feels like a Faustian bargain (this is why I don't vote). I can understand why it appeals to some, but it seems the ways in which it can go badly outweigh any short-term "gains".
It's in the same neighborhood as the rest of the elected politician's incentive playbook: namely, get elected on short-term band-aids that likely make the problems worse in the long run, long after you're out of office.
I'm still figuring out what I think about all of this but I read these two articles today and they both appealed, while appearing to be opposing arguments. That is hard to square and an indication that I'm confused. ...will continue thinking aloud in public...
as Bret Weinstein has said, " 'terrorist' is a magic word".
Still can’t get my coins tho
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
—Martin Niemöller
