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Barbara Charis's avatar

Happy 4th of July! I read Alex Krainer's info about Americans not even knowing about the Declaration of Independence and the history of the 56 men who signed it. They pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor...so that America would be free from the English Crown and King George...and from 'taxation without representation,' and other things England was imposing on the colonies. They Signed for Us is. wonderful short book written by Meryl Sinclair and Annabel Douglas-McArthur. It covers a brief history of many of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, It is a book every American should read. It should be a required reading for every American school child in our educational system.

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SomeDude's avatar

as far as the EU's internet censorship laws go, that's an area where boycott would likely raise citizen and even corporate pressure on the governments enough to get them rescinded.

but it would have to be the affected companies performing the boycott.

oh, golly gee whiz Eurogov, your impending fines make the cost of doing business in your countries economically unviable... so we are now blocking access to our services from all EU IP addresses rather than kowtow to your censorship rules.

never gonna happen but in a better managed world that tactic could work.

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John Day MD's avatar

We'll soon see what the moves will be.

JD Vance?

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Til Chamkis's avatar

"but it would have to be the affected companies performing the boycott."

but Citizens United (here in USSA) says corporations are people, so the People could function as a corporation? All human rights apply to corporations but do all corporate rights apply to us?

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John Day MD's avatar

I'd have to be very wealthy to get an answer to that question...

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SomeDude's avatar

rights are for the rich, who can afford good enough lawyers to fight for them

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les online's avatar

Certainly fits the 'profile' of a "terrorist" !!

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les online's avatar

Seems the USA's immune system has been roused by the intrusion of

an alien presence in the US body politic !

The various antibodies, (Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians), have all

become activated (incensed) to oust the intruding threat, NY mayoral

candidate: MAMDANI !!

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John Day MD's avatar

He's a Muslim-Indian of the managerial class, born in Uganda to Muslim Indian managers sent to Uganda by the Empire, who were upwardly mobile to the US.

Man, there's a LOT of Pearl-Clutching going on!

The main thing is he kicked ass by standing for Palestinian Rights In New York City ;-)

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les online's avatar

Certainly fits the 'profile' of a "terrorist"...

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Bard Joseph's avatar

"If a government wants to maintain vital services, social order, and ultimately its own power, it will do what The Network wants (regardless of the will of the people). If the government refuses, the flow of money will be cut and won't be restored until 'more acceptable leaders' assume control."

Joseph Plummer

Tragedy and Hope 101

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John Day MD's avatar

It's the same "network" of usury and debt slavery since a couple hundred years before Jesus, in one way of viewing it...

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Bard Joseph's avatar

Be wary of the Pharisees.

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