A message to those who think the Democratic Party platform is the way to make our nation a wonderful place to live.
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!
Samuel Adams
That is so much more eloquent that this
But it carries the same sentiment.
To be fair, when the Patriot Act was passed they quoted Ben Franklin’s “Those who trade freedom for security deserve neither” (paraphrase) at us in response. But they never noticed those conservatives who were uncomfortable with the Patriot Act, either initially or when more details about it came to light. Nope, they just looked at what the GOP was saying and assumed it applied to every one of us.
The People of the United States are not a monolithic block.
As the years go by I find I have less patience for fools, so now I take the more direct approach.
Way to go Captain Picard!
Yes, Captain Picard, you French exemplar of a utopian society without money, poverty, or a hope of actually existing…