Tag Archives: freedom

You Say That Like It’s a Bad Thing

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

Breitbart London: The “populist surge” in Europe has far from peaked and is the most significant change to the European order since the end of the Cold War, a new report by former British left-wing Prime Minister Tony Blair’s own … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

The National Review: It has been said that America is less of a place than an idea, and if it is an idea, and I believe that to be true, it is an idea that has been deep in the … Continue reading →

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Do You Like Freedom More Than You Hate Hate?

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

Another Canadian example of the encroachment on individual liberties in the name of eliminating “hate speech.” The subject is a change to the Canadian Human Rights Act to “add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds … Continue reading →

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Canadian College Punishes Speech About Pronouns

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

Will adverbs and conjunctions still be debated in public?  From WinteryKnight: This story comes to us from Ontario, Canada, home of the famous fascist Ontario Human Rights Commission, which prosecutes people for having thoughts that are not approved of by … Continue reading →

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This Has to be Fake News

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

Except that reputable outlets are running with it… Cub Scout Den Banishes 11 Year Old For Daring To Ask Legislator About Gun Control A precocious 11 year old Cub  Scout, Ames Mayfield dared to ask his Colorado State Senator Vickie Marble, … Continue reading →

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Civil War Reenactment Goes on Despite Pipe Bomb and Threats

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

Because history makes some people mad, or fearful. When will writers of Civil War history be targeted? Crazy times. MIDDLETOWN, Va. — Late Sunday morning, hundreds of Civil War reenactors concluded their battle on a rolling patch of grass 80 miles … Continue reading →

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Guns and Erring on the Side of Freedom

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

The events in Las Vegas should have us all questioning things. How could this happen? Why didn’t anybody know this was in the planning stages? And what about the “bump stock” which allowed this shooter to spray a crowd?   … Continue reading →

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Quotes of the Day

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. —-Abraham Lincoln “The #Berkeley police have stood down. A sea of black masks as far as I can … Continue reading →

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The Round Table Discussion on the Role of Irony in University Discourse Will Go on as Planned

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

National Post: Ryerson University [Toronto] has canceled a panel discussion called “The Stifling of Free Speech on University Campuses” following pushback from activists who said the event was giving a platform to fascists. The event, which was set for August … Continue reading →

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NPR Finds Something Wrong With Doxxing and Threatening a Neo Nazi

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Dave Alexander (formerly ukuleledave)

You might get the wrong guy. No. That’s about the only thing. Link Like a professor who was NOT at the rally in Charlottesvile, but whose doppelganger was:   A counterprotester at the white supremacist march had posted a picture … Continue reading →

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