“But this land is still troubled by men who have to hate;
They twist away our freedom and twist away our fate.
Law is their weapon, and treason is their cry,
You can stop them if you try. ”
~ Phil Ochs, The Power And Glory
Role of Government
NPR
The whistleblower complaint released Thursday charges that White House officials attempted to limit access to potentially damaging details about President Trump's call with Ukraine's president by using a classified system reserved for highly sensitive information. If this allegation is true, former National Security Council officials say, it would represent a highly unusual misuse of procedures that were created to keep America's most important intelligence secrets safe.
They've been abusing the secrecacy system for a long time, when politicians of both parties do embarrassing thing.
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Conspiracy theories
I don’t like conspiracy theories.
It seems like more and more people out there are questioning people’s motives, claiming that they are up to no good. Many believe the wealthy and the powerful are doing things dishonestly to make themselves wealthier. Maybe there is some cheating around the edges but I think most people act professionally and while incumbent players may benefit from the established rules, and as such I find most conspiracy theories hard to believe. Folks like to talk and there are always investigative reporters and whistle blowers willing to leak out any conspiracy. As such, most conspiracy theories are unlikely to exist.
Why I Do Not Support The Police
Notice that I did not say I am anti-cop (though many people will likely assume that anyway). I am not anti-cop because I recognize that some police officers are truly doing their jobs. They believe in justice, and follow the motto to “protect and serve.” That being said, I do not support the police. I am anti-police. Not on an individual level, but on an institutional level. Because the institution of the police, whether you look at a single department or entire states, has proven to be persecutory and ruthless.
Making Cop-Worship Mandatory
Allowing local governments to profit off drugs?
Local governments regularly express the need for increased sources of revenue. I have a suggestion to raise revenue — allow local police departments to sell heroin to addicts.👮💉
Heroin is an addictive substance, which would mean it’s a dependable source of revenue. 💰Chemical addiction means that addicts will keep coming back to the local police department with large amounts of cash, and transactions can occur.💸 Existing police facilities can be used, so the cost of staffing such dispensaries would be low cost.🚨
Some people saying that the government shouldn’t be feeding the addictions of drug users. Most local governments would disagree.🏯 They would note that 3% of all gross revenue from heroin sales is being put away to fund the needs of addicts to get treatment, should they have an addiction problem with heroin🚬. In contrast, the sales of heroin is only intended for recreational users, NOT addicts, and those suffering from temporary pain.
Government is increasingly addicted to increased revenue so selling hard drugs like every other addict makes a lot of sense. 🚧Sure it’s a deprived activity for government to exploit addicted individuals but it’s no different than government schemes to encourage commercial development of wild spaces to increase revenue. 🐸