A Long Train of Abuses...
Submitted by Alli on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 15:55
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This is my video editorial contrasting the reasons listed for separation in the Declaration of Independence against the backdrop of current events.....
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This is too weird...
I was reading my pocket version of the Declaration while doing my business this morning. As I was going through it, I was saying to myself "yep, Bush has done that, and that, and that, etc." I was thinking of putting a post here on DP about the same exact thing. This is just too weird. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
here we go again
...with the mispronunciation of the word unalienable...
please - it is un-a-lien-a-ble.
ps plus you have amy goodman in here.
ppss and naomi wolfe. a little bit better. but not by much.
other than that i liked it.
thanks alli.
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Comments about Naomi Wolf
2 Points:
1 - We are now a small fraction of the population and we need more people to join us.
2 - We need people to join us by arousing their understanding of LIBERTY, and that can ONLY be accomplished if WE OURSELVES UNDERSTAND WHAT LIBERTY IS, FIRST.
There are many posts about Naomi Wolf. Most of them leave me with a sense of the blind leading the blind. One believes that the difference between fascism and socialism is "compassion". Wrong, please learn the DEFINITIONS of the words you fling about. Tyranny has no compassion, pretense 'at the start' does not qualify.
I have met Naomi Wolf, and while she does not (yet) understand the critical important of liberty in commerce between consenting adults, she will not be convinced by those who themselves have only vague notions and sloppy definitions. One thing is certain, her passion and commitment to the part of Liberty that she does see, civil liberty, is totally palpable. I would love to spend a small amount of time with her, and get her some CLEAR notions of how Liberty applies to economics, because she is a powerful speaker and an extremely intelligent person, who could be a powerful spokesperson for Liberty.
Of all the people I've met who do not yet 'get it', the one I would put my money on to understand Liberty and do some good with it, would be Naomi Wolf.
If you reject, condemn, those who do not yet understand Liberty, but may well be on the path, they will not learn and therefore will not join us. History is full of such self-destructive efforts.
I urge everyone to learn the PRINCIPLES of Liberty, and this will never happen if we sit around with loose sloppy definitions, refuse to stive to correct these notions, and "educate" ourselves by watching you-tube videos on 9/11 presumably accoutered with tinfoil hats.
DEFINITIONS, PRINCIPLES, REASON. Without which you will not find the truth no matter the subject.
BTW, this was a wonderful video!!!
great job thank you
when bush talked about the UN meeting in San Francisco, the first thing i thought about was Bohemian Grove.
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“We have allowed our nation to be over taxed and over regulated and overrun by bureaucrats, the founders would be ashamed of us for what we're putting up with” Ron Paul
“We have allowed our nation to be over taxed and over regulated and overrun by bureaucrats, the founders would be ashamed of us for what we're putting up with.” Ron Paul
Movie
Can someone please enlighten me as to what movie that was that was shown of our founding fathers?
thanks
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BOOK READ
Also, the book was much more detailed and answered parts of the HBO special that may have been short, and needed explanation. John Adams by David McCullough.
Adams may have been a federalist, but he also saw the importance of individual liberty and States rights, thanks to his friend and pen pal Thomas Jefferson.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson
If you are talking about the
If you are talking about the scene at the end with Paul Giamatti it comes from HBO's John Adams series.
http://www.hbo.com/films/johnadams/
Excellent, and concrete suggestions
I am giving you input only because it is excellent and deserves to shine brilliantly.
I want the viewer to take in what you are saying about the Communist Manifesto more easily. Please make the image of the CM clearer and linger longer over the image so that the viewer can see plainly what you are showing.
Ditto with the ABC News Inside Account of Eavedropping on Americans, Definition of Domestic Terrorists, and Contributions to Obama and McCain
I would suggest having background music without vocals over the speech beginning at 8:00. I want the listener to be inspired by background music; not distracted by background vocals. Why not let the speaker's face show on the screen, even if only briefly.
I agree with others' concerns about the choice of modern patriots (Ron Paul is a shoe-in, of course), but I suppose there is room for honest disagreement. What about Judge Napolitano, Peter Schiff, and Harry Browne, RIP? I acknowledge that this is minor, however, because the faces barely flash on the screen.
Great job.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
-- Thomas Jefferson
Thank you for your suggestions...
however, due to the size requirements of YouTube the video is compressed beyond my control which was disappointing to me as well.
As you pointed out, it affected the Communist Manifesto, the contributor comparison between President-Elect Obama and Senator McCain, and the domestic terrorism law the most, redendering them almost unreadable.
After spending one full day messing with different compression codecs this was as clear as I am capable of making the video under YouTube's file constraints.
If anyone has any suggestions as to enhancing post-production, please do not hesitate to PM me as it would be most appreciated.
Alli
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"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
here we go
He isn't president-elect until December 15th after the Electoral College says he is.
Come on girl, you should know that!
I would chop off that whole end part with the tree and itty bitty pictures over the tree. it's like you are trying way too hard to connect the past with the present.
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EXCELLENT! I loved the
EXCELLENT!
I loved the analogies to the founding fathers. How about John Adams = Judge Andrew Napolitano?
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THANK YOU!!!
Thanks Alli for your work. Very good with video and the people behind it. We need more like this to help spread to the masses and wake f#ck up to what is happening to our country.
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"In Memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children" Book of Mormon, Alma 46:12
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Thank you for creating such
Thank you for creating such an emotionally charged video showcasing the times we are living in. Nicely done with the us vs. them as opposed to the dem vs repub. Most people still don't get that a class warfare is going on and the significance of what those in power are doing to limit our freedoms. This video is definitely one that will get some people thinking. Thank you too for stirring up some emotions in me. I've been slacking with the politics since the elections ended. Needed a swift kick to continue educating friends and family who now think they get to ignore the government for a few years now that we have 'change'. 70% on that checklist is hard to read. Our freedom clock is ticking. We all have work to do if we want to save this country.
Congratulations...
...superb. Really superb. Thank you...
Ah yes...
Another great presentation from a Ron Paulite.
I wouldn't expect anything less!!!
"We have allowed our nation to be over-taxed, over-regulated, and overrun by bureaucrats. The founders would be ashamed of us for what we are putting up with."
-Ron Paul
Great Video.. we need more of these
This is a great video.. we need more of this but with a bit more punch.. we need to better educate. Unfortunately most people have heard of Jefferson but don't even know what he stood for... what a damned shame.
Our republic is finished unless we make a united front. There are more Ron Paul libertarian minded people out there today than I ever thought before.
Since I put on my campaign for liberty t-shirt, people are asking about what it means. They are asking well, don't we already have liberty? The message is that we need to preserve what is left and educate about how we are on the brink of a military controlled society. Stuff that most people think only kooks talk about is right here.
God bless you guys for moving forward this message. It's changed my life and attitudes about everything.
Brock
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"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Extremely good job.
A+
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Great Work! I am forwarding to anyone still breathing!
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Great Job. I sent the link
Great Job. I sent the link out to my list.
Thank you very much...
currently the video is just shy of getting added to the top rated pages in the News and Politics catagory. So thank you to the Daily Paul users for getting it up there, it is just super cool to know so many of you enjoyed it.
Alli
http://SmArgus.com
"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Allison Bricker
http://SmArgus.com
"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
great work
we are waiting for another one
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Thank you Alli and ...
you are welcome at the Daily Paul!
There are many people whos voices will never be muted..Thank You
An inspirational video that shows we are not alone in this fight. We have many people with voices to be heard:
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"I predict future happiness for Americans if they
can prevent the government from wasting the
labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
(Thomas Jefferson)
Well done
Thank you for sharing with us. This should be on digg or something more people need to see it.
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You go girl
Having read through some of the earlier comments, I must say this. I like someone that can stand on her own, and keep a level head, when in battle. Who sees opportunity where others see only problems.And, does not presume that anyone, who is not already an ally, can only be an enemy.
Good job. The Plumber
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Naomi Wolfe is a great American
and I strongly disagree with your criticism of her. She may not agree with everything I say and stand for, but she feels so strongly about very important issues and is helping to wake up others to the problem.
We really, really need her on our side. And we need her to continue to be an outspoken opponent of facism.
If we can wake people up to the danger of facism, with Naomi's help, it becomes much easier to then convert them to liberty loving individuals.
All it takes is an open and mind and a few persuasive ideas. Really, if she can wake people up to the danger of facism, that is 90% of the work right there.
Here's the other 10%, if you're interested: it is a fine line between Facism and Socialism. The only difference is compassion and empathy of the leader of the movement, evil or benevolent. And if you set up a Socialist system, eventually you will get an evil dictator and then to get them out you have to have a full blown, bloody revolution.
A better system of government is distributed power between the federal government and the states, between legislature, executive, and courts. Like what our constitution describes.
Naomi is a fascist.
She is for more government regulation of business and a welfare state. That's what economic fascism is. It's the mixed economy that was essential to fascism and nazism, and that what's she for. It's laissez-faire capitalism that is she against. She may be on Dr. Paul's side as far as civil liberties are concerned, but that's where it stops.
Have your read her book?
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