Tag Archives: Elections

Thought For the Day: The Plain Fact Is That Education Is Itself A Form of Propaganda – A Deliberate Scheme To Outfit the Pupil…With A Simple Appetite For Gulping Ideas Ready-Made

Posted on November 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The plain fact is that education is itself a form of propaganda – a deliberate scheme to outfit the pupil, not with the capacity to weigh ideas, but with a simple appetite for gulping ideas ready-made. The aim is to … Continue reading →

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The Freedom Agenda

Posted on September 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Freedom Agendaby Michael DoyleI read the headlines to my great consternationThat Newsome and others would change our constitutionThe thoughts of over my dead body come to mindIt’s time we leave such foolish thoughts behindIt’s not enough to simply win … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Should Be Unfaithful To Ourselves If We Should Ever Lose Sight of the Danger To Our Liberties If Anything Partial or Extraneous Should Infect the Purity…of Our Free…Elections

Posted on August 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections.” – John Adams (1797)

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Thought For the Day: The Obvious Reality, As Long-Time Users Know, Is That Twitter Has Failed In Trust and Safety For A Very Long Time and Has Interfered In Elections

Posted on December 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The obvious reality, as long-time users know, is that Twitter has failed in trust & safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections. Twitter 2.0 will be far more effective, transparent and even-handed.” – Elon Musk

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Thought For the Day: Access To Information and Freedom of Expression, Including the Public Conversation On Twitter, Is Never More Important Than During Democratic Processes, Particularly Elections

Posted on July 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Access to information and freedom of expression, including the public conversation on Twitter, is never more important than during democratic processes, particularly elections.” – Kate Ruane, ACLU’s legislative counsel applied to the Ugandan elections while turning a blind eye to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Politics Is Fluid, Elections Are Multitudinous, and Voter Behavior Is Often Too Complicated and Subtle To Be Reduced To Group Identity

Posted on June 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Politics is fluid, elections are multitudinous, and voter behavior is often too complicated and subtle to be reduced to group identity. Ethnicity doesn’t determine elections — ideas do. And as Democrats have been realizing to their chagrin, the ideas embodied … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo #22: As A Sign of the Times

Posted on April 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo #22: As A Sign of the Timesby Michael DoyleAs a sign of the timesThe last book I readWas read onlinePoetry told no longer rhymesNor does it impart lesson or deedYet, as an art, they call this fineAs a sign … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Should Be Unfaithful To Ourselves If We Should Ever Lose Sight of the Danger to Our Liberties If Anything…Should Infect the Purity of Our Free…and Independent Elections

Posted on April 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Danger To Our Liberties, Elections, Extraneous, Fair, First Principles, Free, Independent, Infect, John Adams, Lose Sight, Partial, Purity, To Ourselves, Unfaithful, Virtuous | Leave a comment

First Principles: We Should Be Unfaithful To Ourselves If We Should Ever Lose Sight of the Danger To Our Liberties If Anything Partial Or Extraneous Should Infect the Purity of Our Free…Elections

Posted on March 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Danger, Elections, Fair, First Principles, Free, Independent, Infect, John Adams, Liberties, Lose Sight, Ourselves, Partial or Extraneous, Purity, Unfaithful, Vrituous | Leave a comment

First Principles: We Should Be Unfaithful To Ourselves If We Should Ever Lose Sight of the Danger To Our Liberties If Anything Partial…Should Infect the Purity of Our Free…and Independent Elections

Posted on December 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Danger, Elections, Extraneous, Fair, First Principles, Free, Independent, Infect, John Adams, Liberties, Lose Sight, Partial, Purity, Selves, Unfaithful, Virtuous | Leave a comment