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Increasing restrictions against freedom of expression are the cause of US meltdown and collapse of civil rights

Denis Rancourt
Dissident Voice
Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00 UTC

Comment: This article's from 2017, but it's highly relevant to what's happening in the US today...


leaning Statue Liberty
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Societies of social animals, including humans, are dominance hierarchies. Civil rights are codified in law to protect mechanisms of essential counter measures against excessive exploitation of the hierarchy by elite classes, which destabilizes the entire society. Systemic pathology arises when elite classes can change the regulatory codes themselves, including civil rights protections, with impunity. Laws that quash civil rights are pathological in that they impede the system-repair mechanisms that are: free expression, free association, class opposition, and negotiated structural adjustments (otherwise known as democracy). Present anti-speech laws are extreme examples of pathological laws, the application of which is a measure of the degree of totalitarianism in the society. The history of the USA of recent decades is an eminent illustration of the concepts.

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The USA meltdown has been decades in the making and is the collateral result of an elite predation that has degraded structural elements needed for a healthy and resilient nation. The aftermath is "too much regulation at the bottom, not enough at the top": a pathological legislative and institutional structure in which elite interests have too much freedom to challenge and exploit democratic nation states, whereas middle, working and professional class actors, including small and medium-size private business, are economically, ideologically and politically constrained and suppressed to an excessive degree.

It has been a class war in which the predatory classes have barricaded themselves while inflicting humiliating defeat and loss of power, purpose and identity on the lower-stratum classes, which are incited to fight among themselves within the confines of new rules and the guarded illusion that these rules are an actuation of natural order. In this way, personal and community motivation and inventiveness are sapped. The very motor of a vibrant modern society is jammed and the entire system becomes a system of debt-ransom extraction and management of globalized exploitation for the benefit of a secluded elite.
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Businessman sues Mueller, DOJ for $100M, claims 'false' Russia report statements

Ronn Blitzer
Fox News
Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00 UTC
Rtskhiladze
© wake Up UKGiorgi Rtskhiladze
Giorgi Rtskhiladze, an American citizen originally from the former-Soviet nation of Georgia, is suing Robert Mueller and the Department of Justice, claiming that a footnote in Mueller's Russia report falsely characterized him and linked him to an unverified, scandalous allegation involving President Trump contained in Christopher Steele's infamous dossier.

Rtskhiladze claims in the complaint, filed Wednesday in D.C. federal court and first reported by Law & Crime, that Mueller falsely described him as a "Russian businessman," and improperly implied that he had detailed knowledge of purported recordings of Trump in a Moscow hotel in 2013. The complaint says:
"Footnote 112 of Volume II of the Mueller Report weaponized the unverified and debunked Steele Dossier when it falsely but sensationally introduced plaintiff to the world as a nefarious 'Russian businessman,' involved in surreptitious actions with a Russian oligarch to assure that purportedly salacious tapes of Mr. Donald J.Trump did not become public and hinder Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election."
The footnote, located on page 27 of Part II of the report, states,
"On October 30, 2016, Michael Cohen received a text from Russian businessman Giorgi Rtskhiladze that said, 'Stopped flow of tapes from Russia but not sure if there's anything else. Just so you know . . . ."
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Muhammad Ali's son: Dad would have hated 'racist' BLM

Chris White
New York Post
Sat, 20 Jun 2020 08:42 UTC
Muhammad Ali Jr
© www.thisischriswhite.comMuhammad Ali, Jr. and photo of his father Muhammad Ali
On the fourth anniversary of his death, Muhammad Ali's only biological son says that his father would be against Black Lives Matter, calling the movement "racist" and the protesters "devils."

The legendary boxer and activist stood up against racism throughout his life, but Muhammad Ali Jr. says his dad would have been sickened by how the protests have turned to violence and looting after the death of George Floyd.

Of the BLM movement, Ali Jr., a Muslim like his father, said:
"'Don't bust up s-t, don't trash the place. You can peacefully protest.' My father would have said, 'They ain't nothing but devils.' My father said, 'all lives matter.' I don't think he'd agree.

"I think it's racist. It's not just black lives matter, white lives matter, Chinese lives matter, all lives matter, everybody's life matters. God loves everyone — he never singled anyone out. Killing is wrong no matter who it is.

"Police don't wake up and think, 'I'm going to kill a n — -r today or kill a white man. They're just trying to make it back home to their family in one piece."
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His father's son, Yair Netanyahu wants to rid Tel Aviv of minorities


Middle East Monitor
Fri, 19 Jun 2020 06:56 UTC
Yair Netanyahu
© Yair SagiYair Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair wants minorities to be banned from Tel Aviv, reported the Jerusalem Post.

Yair Netanyahu made the comments on Twitter after Palestinian residents of Yafa held protests over the weekend due to the Israel's plan to build a homeless centre on what used to be the Islamic Al-Isaaf Cemetery.

Located in the north of the city of Yafa, the protestors gathered in the cemetery in an attempt to stop the demolition. The city council called the police who tried to guard the demolition, resulting in police firing tear gas and using sound bombs to disperse the crowds.

In response, Yair wrote: "The riots prove that there is no chance for coexistence in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and all the minorities must leave the city."

Joint List MK Ofer Cassif slammed the prime minister for Yair's outrageous statement.
"The rotten apple does not fall far from the tree. The little racist learned hate and ignorance from their father's house. There is no chance for coexistence with haters like them, and they should leave Israel."
This is not the first time that 28-year-old Netanyahu - who lives with his parents at the official Prime Minister's residence - has made controversial statements online.

Comment: See also:

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Dozens of dead puppies arrive at Toronto Pearson International Airport from Ukraine

Daina Goldfinger
Global News
Fri, 19 Jun 2020 19:14 UTC
Ukraine International
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it's investigating after 38 puppies arrived dead at Toronto Pearson Airport on Saturday.

The flight, which arrived from Ukraine, was carrying about 500 puppies, many of which were sick on arrival, according to the CFIA, a federal agency that is responsible for regulating the importation of animals into Canada.

"Upon arrival, many of the dogs were suffering from dehydration, weakness and/or vomiting," a CFIA spokesperson said Friday.

"CFIA officials are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident and will determine next steps once the investigation is complete."
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1 dead, 11 injured in Minneapolis shooting following night of gun violence in metro area


Minnesota CBS
Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:53 UTC
Minneapolis shooting
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Minneapolis police are investigating after a shooting in the Uptown area left one person dead and 11 others injured overnight. The incident was one of many reported shootings overnight.

According to police, on Sunday morning at 12:37 a.m., numerous 911 calls reported multiple people shot on the 2900 block of Hennepin Avenue South.

There, officers found several people suffering from gunshot wounds. Police say a preliminary investigation has determined that individuals on foot started shooting in the mid-2900 block of Hennepin Ave. S. and moved north. People ran from the scene and the suspects also fled.


Comment: Sounds like this could be the period of time certain types of people are being 'triggered' to go off and create chaos across all society.

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Turning tables: Conservatives 'call' to cancel Yale for being named after slave trader


RT
Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:35 UTC
Yale University
© Getty ImagesYale University
Conservatives got #CancelYale trending on Twitter and targeted liberals like Hillary Clinton in their effort to troll the left, calling for the Ivy League school to change its name because it's named after a slave trader.

Right-wing pundit Jesse Kelly kicked off the hashtag on Saturday by noting that Yale University is named after Elihu Yale, a British merchant and slave trader.

"Yale University was named for Elihu Yale. Not just a man who had slaves. An actual slave trader. I call on @Yale to change its name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece of paper, and merchandise. Otherwise, they hate black people," Kelly tweeted.

The tweet may be satirical, but it uses the same basic logic applied to other recent examples of cancel culture promoted by Black Lives Matter activists amid the ongoing protests across the nation over the death of George Floyd.

Numerous companies have promised to change their logos for being insensitive, historical monuments have been ripped down by protesters, and even country band Lady Antebellum shortened their name to axe any connections to the Confederate South.

The growing frustration over "cancellations" fed into Kelly's hashtag, as thousands joined in on targeting Yale.

Comment: Funny, but scary. If Kelly's trolling actually sways the woke mob, at least we'll know they're sincere. If not, it pretty much shows that their antics are pure political provocation. Their cultural targets are chosen to elicit reactions from their political enemies - not because their slogans are anything more than skin deep. In other words, the woke left are the actual trolls. They're just not joking. They actually want to tear the world down.

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UK stabbings: murder inquiry launched after three killed in rampage

Vikram Dodd, David Connett
The Guardian
Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:26 UTC
Reading stabbings
© Claire Gould/TwitterSeveral people are in hospital with two in a critical condition, after the atrocities in Forbury Gardens, Reading on Saturday night.
Three people have died and another three have been seriously injured after a stabbing attack on Saturday night in Reading, police have confirmed.

A 25-year-old man from Reading, about 40 miles west of London, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and is in custody, Thames Valley police said. They are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

The attack was "not currently being treated as a terrorism incident". However, DCI Ian Hunter said police were keeping an open mind on the motive and were being supported by counter-terrorism police.

Hunter said: "There is no intelligence to suggest that there is any further danger to the public. However, we urge people to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious by calling police."

Several hours after the stabbings, police raided a block of flats in the town. Photos from the scene of the raid showed counter-terrorism specialist firearms officers were present.
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UN deletes pro-Antifa tweet after backlash

Tyler Durden
Zerohedge
Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:55 UTC
UN support of Anitfa

Update (1755ET): And just like that, the UN has deleted their tweet professing support for Antifa.

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'Cancel culture despises diversity of opinion': Publisher says Amazon suspended paid ads for new book on 'transgender craze'


RT
Sun, 21 Jun 2020 17:59 UTC
abigail shrier
© @AbigailShrier / Twitter
The burgeoning 'cancel culture' has forced Amazon to ax an ad campaign for a book by a Wall Street Journal author which is critical of liberal views on transgender identity, its publishing company has said.

Regnery Publishing said that Jeff Bezos' company suspended their paid ad for the book 'Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters' by Wall Street Journal writer Abigail Shrier.

According to the author, the book explores the idea that "trans-identification has become a peer contagion among teen girls."
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