[powerpress] It's a sad fact in today's America that looks win out over substance every single time. The atrocious treatment of Leah-Lynn Plante is just the latest example of a person being vilified for her looks while her principled stance against a corrupt government is utterly ignored. As I wrote on October 25, Leah-Lynn Plante, Matt Duran and Katherine … [Read more...]
All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing
"All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." This timeless maxim and its many variants are widely attributed to Edmund Burke, although according to many sources he never put his idea into this concise a statement. Others attribute the statement to John Stuart Mill’s inaugural address to the University of St. Andrews in 1867, and even to a … [Read more...]
Leah-Lynn Plante, Matt Duran and Katherine “Kteoo” Olejnik: Political Prisoners Right Here in America
Seriously. Is anyone really surprised that Barack Obama's Justice and State Departments are staffed with hypocrites? Does anyone believe that statement is untrue? If yes, then you're either extremely naïve or very ill-informed. Let me explain... On August 17, 2012 the US State Department issued the following news release decrying the sentencing of Russian rock band … [Read more...]