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June 24, 2009

People should not be afraid of their governments

By Thoreau

Governments should be afraid of their people.

Since it’s getting close to 10pm my time, I’ll just say:

1)  Allahu Akbar!

2)  Marg bar dictator!

Posted by Thoreau @ 12:29 am, Filed under: Main

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4 Responses to “People should not be afraid of their governments”

  1. Comment by phil sullivan
    June 24, 2009 @ 1:44 pm

    Why did THOREAU say this ?

    Whem did he say it ?

    Like during what inquisition ?

  2. Comment by joe from Lowell
    June 24, 2009 @ 6:56 pm

    Neither governments nor the people should be afraid of each other. They should enjoy mutual respect.

    You want the police to be afraid of the people who live in the neighborhoods they patrol?

  3. Comment by Thoreau
    June 24, 2009 @ 7:02 pm

    OK, regular cops fighting thieves and rapists and murderers should not be afraid of people.

    Enforcers of political and religious ideology should be scared shitless.

  4. Comment by Eric the .5b
    June 24, 2009 @ 8:23 pm

    You want the police to be afraid of the people who live in the neighborhoods they patrol?

    If a cop pulls someone over or stops someone on a sidewalk and then notices bystanders or other people driving by, I can’t say that I would mind the cop having the same ever-so-slightly nervous moment of making sure ey’s doing everything properly that drivers often have when they see a police car.

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