Thursday, May 07, 2009

Campaign For Liberty — Abusive Power and the Culture of Obedience   | by Bretigne Shaffer

Highly-recommended reading for United States citizens who still love liberty.

Here are some of the clips I really liked.


Why have we institutionalized dangerous bullies in our society in the first place?

There seems to be an absence of any idea that law-enforcement officers even need to justify their actions.

Somewhere along the way (I'm guessing that "somewhere" was a government-run school), a large number of Americans learned to equate "law and order" with "obedience to authority."

We are becoming a nation of prisoners and prison guards.

Refuse to be treated like a criminal if you aren't one.

Refuse to go along with others being treated like criminals if they aren't.


Campaign For Liberty — Abusive Power and the Culture of Obedience   | by Bretigne Shaffer

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