The enemy of the State.

[bluesbassman]

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
Joseph Goebbels

I consider myself a pretty loyal citizen, served in uniform, pay my taxes, the normal stuff. But I'm even a more loyal beliver in the truth, and if the quest for truth makes me an enemy of the State, so be it. A lie is not always blatant or easy to see. Allowing laws to be broken in the name of economic expediency, allowing one set of legal rules to be enforced rightly or wrongly against large segments of our citizenry, while allowing individuals with wealth and power to escape punishment for their misdeeds, are just a couple examples of how the State propagates the big lie.

We're teetering close, but we are not yet a full blown police state. What will keep us on this side of the abyss is the truth, and one of the things that keeps me coming back day after day to DU is that there are so many other truth seekers here. Stay vigilant my friends.

[orpupilofnature57]

1. You said it , VOTE Bernie Sanders !!!!

[bluesbassman]

3. Well I've found him to be straight talking during his career,

and I've followed his career for some time, even though he represents a different state. He has always impressed me as an honorable man, and I believe he would serve us well should he win the election.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. The 'state' is a tool, and it should be a tool to help all citizens, not merely to empower and

enrich the few. It should not be our enemy, but under our control. As Bernie notes, we must wrest that control back from corporations and the capitalists who own them.

[bluesbassman]

4. Yes,we have the power collectively to influence the utilization of that tool.

The two keys to that influence are cut from the same blank: Information and truth. One without the other is useless and in the case of information only it's back to propaganda and the big lie.

[freshwest]

7. +1

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Truth and the courage to be a thorn at their sides.

Not always so easy to do, but for some of us it's better than continual oppression.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty

But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing. Thomas Paine

[bluesbassman]

8. Great quote! Almost universally the M$M media fails us at this.

Thankfully we have the Internet as a means of delivery. Still, it is under attack and we need to remain steadfast in our efforts to keep Net Neutrality a permanent fixture in the quest for truth.