By: Gary D. Barnett “The shock death comes just two weeks after the 66-year-old was placed on suicide watch when found slumped in jail with neck injuries.” This was the first line in a story by John Lockett in The Sun this… Continue Reading…
Politics • Privacy • Surveillance • Technocracy • Tyranny
August 2, 2019
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay By: Gary D. Barnett “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high… Continue Reading…
July 23, 2019
By: Gary D. Barnett One very real aspect of presidential political worship is the dishonest tendency for supporters to blame others for actions taken in order to protect their candidate from scrutiny for heinous acts. This has been especially evident… Continue Reading…
Freedom • Political Correctness • Politics
July 9, 2019
By: Gary D. Barnett “Divide and rule, weaken and conquer, love and enslave, these are three tenets of politics” ~Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom This is not a new subject for me, but it is one worth examining again. Divisiveness… Continue Reading…
Military • Politics • Torture • War • War on Terror
July 5, 2019
By: Gary D. Barnett “The joy of killing! the joy of seeing killing done – these are traits of the human race at large.” ~Mark Twain, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World Why do men gain delight in killing? Why… Continue Reading…