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Loved your book George, but this sounds like the meaningless, incoherent babble from a fiction novelist, not exactly philosophy."Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?'” George Orwell, 1984
Loved your book George, but this sounds like the meaningless, incoherent babble from a fiction novelist, not exactly philosophy."Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?'” George Orwell, 1984
1. "Myanmar coup: What is happening and why?
The military has once more taken over the country, declaring a year-long state of emergency.
It seized control following a general election which Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won by a landslide.
The armed forces had backed the opposition, who were demanding a re-run of the vote, claiming widespread fraud.
The election commission said there was no evidence to support these claims.
The coup was staged as a new session of parliament was set to open."
Myanmar coup: What is happening and why?
People across Myanmar are taking to the streets after a military coup that saw its leaders detained.
www.bbc.com
2. "Up To 25,000 Troops Descend On Washington For Biden's Inauguration
"... swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden will see the biggest security presence of any inauguration in U.S. history. For days, thousands of National Guard troops have been pouring into the capital, and by Wednesday's ceremony, up to 25,000 troops will be in place to guard against security threats. "
Up To 25,000 Troops Descend On Washington For Biden's Inauguration
The nation prepares for an inauguration unlike any in the country's history amid a massive effort to avoid a repeat of the U.S. Capitol attack.
www.npr.org
3. "5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington, DC, into March"
5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington, DC, into March
4. "U.S. Capitol police head calls for permanent fence, more security"
U.S. Capitol police head calls for permanent fence, more security
The head of the U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday urged U.S. lawmakers to add permanent fencing and back-up security staff at the Capitol building after a deadly Jan. 6 attack.
www.reuters.com
Are we a "banana republic" now or what? The pols have fences topped with barbed-wire and troops with guns protecting their asses. They must know that the "consent of the governed" has been withdrawn. But what do they know is coming that we don't know yet? What new Laws are they suspecting will create more "unrest" that they need to keep the troops there?
"Robert Salesses who began Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security on January 20, 202, wrote in the e-mail:National Guard could stay in DC until the fall, source reveals to FOX 5
An internal e-mail obtained by FOX 5 reveals members of the National Guard might still be in D.C. through the Fall of 2021.www.fox5dc.com
"If it’s not possible to sustain at the current level with NG personnel, we need to establish the number of NG personnel (DCNG and out-of-state) we can sustain for an extended period – at least through Fall 2021 – and understand additional options for providing DoD support, to include use of reserve personnel, as well as active component."