Interestingly, Charles Dickens, on his first visit to USA in 1842, observed precisely that same suppression of unpopular views we see now, with moronic labels of Fake News and the physical attack of opponents who dare express dissent at trump’s Nazi rallies.
Dickens, as paraphrased by his biographer Edgar Johnson: “Ruffian outcries drown the voices of decency and justice.”
In other words, you can express any opinion as long as it’s socially acceptable by the prevailing crowd, otherwise you’re shouted, even beaten down.
Dickens also wrote, in a letter from the states, “I fear the heaviest blow ever dealt at liberty will be dealt by this country (USA) in the failure of its example to the Earth.”
No more shining beacon of freedom and liberty, in short.
Dickens then added, “Americans can’t bear to be told of their faults.”
Vonnegut wrote some things about this in Slaughterhouse-5, in Mother Night, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, and in many other works, both fiction and nonfiction. He often cited Eugene V. Debs as a hero and championed those downtrodden for standing up for humanity.
“Know Your Rights” by The Clash offered the sardonic advice, “You have the right to free speech, as long as you’re not dumb enough to actually try it.”
None of this politically-correct bullying or fascist suppression, oppression, and tyranny is new, not even in the USA, which is largely a lie called myth by those who rely on the nonsense to maintain power.
We must speak fact clearly so we can communicate thoughts capable of untangling the Gordian Knot of deception being used to lash us to the war machine.
Think you can do that?
Go ahead, try.
/ Samael Gyre, “Heated Anger Heals As It Anneals”
