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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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R_P
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Feb 24, 2018 - 9:26pm |
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Coaxial wrote: Hope you and L are well. Thx, and likewise.
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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas
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Feb 24, 2018 - 9:24pm |
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R_P wrote: Coaxial wrote:Hey, I've been gypped...That's only 19 lessons.  You passed.  Bonus lesson: Remember professional ethics. Hope you and L are well.
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R_P
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Feb 24, 2018 - 9:22pm |
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Coaxial wrote:Hey, I've been gypped...That's only 19 lessons. You passed. Bonus lesson: Remember professional ethics.
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Coaxial
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Feb 24, 2018 - 8:29pm |
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Steely_D wrote:
Tyranny lesson twenty: you'll take your nineteen lessons and say it was twenty.
Yes, it all makes sense now, thanks.
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Steely_D
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Feb 24, 2018 - 8:24pm |
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Coaxial wrote:Hey, I've been gypped...That's only 19 lessons. Tyranny lesson twenty: you'll take your nineteen lessons and say it was twenty.
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Coaxial
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Feb 24, 2018 - 7:58pm |
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R_P wrote:- Do not obey in advance.
- Defend institutions.
- Beware the one-party state.
- Take responsibility for the face of the world.
- Be wary of paramilitaries.
- Be reflective if you must be armed.
- Stand out.
- Be kind to our language.
- Believe in truth.
- Investigate.
- Make eye contact and small talk.
- Practice corporeal politics.
- Establish a private life.
- Contribute to good causes.
- Learn from peers in other countries.
- Listen for dangerous words.
- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
- Be a patriot.
- Be as courageous as you can.
Hey, I've been gypped...That's only 19 lessons.
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Lazy8
Location: The Gallatin Valley of Montana
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Feb 24, 2018 - 5:11pm |
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R_P wrote:- Do not obey in advance.
- Defend institutions.
- Beware the one-party state.
- Take responsibility for the face of the world.
- Be wary of paramilitaries.
- Be reflective if you must be armed.
- Stand out.
- Be kind to our language.
- Believe in truth.
- Investigate.
- Make eye contact and small talk.
- Practice corporeal politics.
- Establish a private life.
- Contribute to good causes.
- Learn from peers in other countries.
- Listen for dangerous words.
- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
- Be a patriot.
- Be as courageous as you can.
The book this is derived from is a good, thoughtful read. A little breathless and hyperbolic in places but the good far outweighs the bad.
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R_P
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Feb 24, 2018 - 4:19pm |
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- Do not obey in advance.
- Defend institutions.
- Beware the one-party state.
- Take responsibility for the face of the world.
- Be wary of paramilitaries.
- Be reflective if you must be armed.
- Stand out.
- Be kind to our language.
- Believe in truth.
- Investigate.
- Make eye contact and small talk.
- Practice corporeal politics.
- Establish a private life.
- Contribute to good causes.
- Learn from peers in other countries.
- Listen for dangerous words.
- Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
- Be a patriot.
- Be as courageous as you can.
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