One of the most important things we have in this world is our Freedom to speak our minds. To articulate our opinions and to robustly debate contrary points of view.
The art of debating is probably one of the greatest examples of free speech at work. In fact, in a debate, opposing points " arguments " are put forward to argue for opposing viewpoints. " It is a formal type of discussion, often with a moderator and an audience, in addition to the debate participants. "
Ancient Greece was probably the first place that a debate was held so it is fair to say that it is a very long held tradition that gained great favour in the 18th Century in our " modern " world.
In this sense, the ability to debate is one of the most important corner stones of our lives. It should be taught in every school in every Nation throughout our world.
Having an opinion and being free to express it is fundamental to our personal liberty. I am all for it.
Read more: What is Freedom of Speech?
Sometimes, it is only with hindsight that we can see what has been before our eyes - only we didn't even know it was there. The warning signs have been with us for years.
All around the world, the War on Humanity and Trump has been stepping up. It is now at fever pitch. I read this on twitter today and I wanted to share it with you. The battle lines have been drawn and we need to stand firm with one of the few Leaders prepared to stand with us.
Donald J Trump, President of the United States of America has more courage than our weak kneed sychophantic puppets across the globe combined.
Here is one person's story of an event from 3 years ago when many people should have read the warning signs.
This story tells me that President Trump has more support than the media and opposition would like and that they are prepared to do anything to get rid of him.
Whatever it takes.
And they have been planning it since his inauguration.
Monty, Patriotrealm.
Such is the world of 2020 where I feel I am living in the Twilight Zone.
In fact, America has its' fair share of strange places where the zombies come out and burn down cities and shine giant laser beams on houses and stand around outside banging bones together and chanting " Death, Death Death " until, when the sun rises, they stagger off to the underworld from which they came.
Has Daniel Andrews sold out Victoria to the Strong Cities Network ( SCN ) with privatised Police?
Queen Victoria would hate what has been done to the State that bears her name. Lord Melbourne would be fuming that the city that bears his name has been turned into a ghetto.
For a ghetto it is.
“ When a population is confined in a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social pressures or economic hardships.”
So said CS Lewis, author of such works as The Chronicles of Narnia. In his A Reply to Professor Haldane Lewis he said
" Every tyrant must begin by claiming to have what his victims respect and to give what they want. The worst of all public dangers is the committee of public safety.
I must, of course, admit that the actual state of affairs may sometimes be so bad that a man is tempted to risk change even by revolutionary methods; to say that desperate diseases require desperate remedies and that necessity knows no law. But to yield to this temptation is, I think, fatal. It is under that pretext that every abomination enters. Hitler, the Machiavellian Prince, the Inquisition, the Witch Doctor, all claimed to be necessary. "
Read more: The worst of all public dangers is the committee of public safety.
After over a year of not seeing my eldest daughter, Redhead and I had the great pleasure of a visit from my daughter and her youngest son this morning. She is in her mid 40's, a drop dead gorgeous blonde who is about to complete her PhD . She is no dizzy blonde and has worked hard all her adult life to become a very successful woman. Happily married, kids, full time work and someone of whom I am very proud.
With all the border closure rubbish, lockdowns and social distancing crapola that has been going on throughout 2020, it was a short but long anticipated get together that had only one rule: no discussion of Politics.
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
On September 17, 1787, America as we know it, was born. The pre amble to the Constitution set out the intent of the Founding Fathers in clear and simple terms. I often wonder how they would feel about what is happening in their UNITED States of America today - in 2020.
Li-Meng Yan, the Virologist who claimed COVID-19 originated in a military lab and that China and the World Health Organisation covered up facts about its human contagion early on has certainly attracted a lot of attention. Not all of it welcome.
She left Hong Kong and fled to America, saying
If you are anything like me, you may find it all hard to understand. This series of images delves in to her claims that the Virus Was Made In A Lab... compiled by Big Bear source:
The 20th Amendment says “the terms of the president and vice president shall end at noon” on January 20....“the terms of their successors shall then begin.” That is all very well and good, but if their successors have yet to be determined because of mail in voting, the outcome is a worrying one indeed.
People have been touting Nancy Pelosi as the " caretaker " because she is Speaker of the house. HOWEVER, it is reasonable to assume that if the election outcome is not known, then there would be a distinct possibility that there would be no House. The terms of all members of the House would end, as stated in the Constitution, on January 3
Read more: What happens if the Election in America is not decided in a timely manner?
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