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These rolling ad-hominem attacks confess intellectual weakness. These officials and their media proxies are afraid.
They should not fear their fellow citizens. It is, though, appropriate for them to wonder if perhaps all this attention threatens their boondoggling and bad ideas.
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of conscience to remain silent.”
We are well past the foothold stage. What are you prepared to do with your voice?
[source: Nate Beeler’s “In Defense of Dissent on Health Care Reform” via Washington Examiner, HT Instapundit]
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Brooks Brothers Brigade!
Hijacker!
Racist!
Terrorist!
These rolling ad-hominem attacks confess intellectual weakness. These officials and their media proxies are afraid.
They should not fear their fellow citizens. It is, though, appropriate for them to wonder if perhaps all this attention threatens their boondoggling and bad ideas.
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of conscience to remain silent.”
We are well past the foothold stage. What are you prepared to do with your voice?
[source: Nate Beeler’s “In Defense of Dissent on Health Care Reform” via Washington Examiner, HT Instapundit]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/Anhohk1saqxzex4uio97tW3Vo1_400.jpg)