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They appear to still have moats in abeyance.

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Not a moat, everybody knows moats don't work. They have to build a wall, a big beautiful wall!

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Apr 12, 2022·edited Apr 13, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

I guess the idea of simply gagging each person individually, as has been done for at least one trial in history, was too challenging. Seems some trials and def some 'public comments' on legislation are pony show for what has already been decided, 'higher up'. 'Vote Them Out' seems a meager and slow method, but all we can do. Oh, and wait for the jabbed to keep dropping, cuz eventually the bodies will be un-ignorable, as will the cause of death. If someone dies from their own laws, I spose that is a form of being voted out, by mother nature herself.

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Apr 13, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

For the past two years we've been watching governments around the world act decisively to muzzle ALL speech that contradicts the narrative of the day. Many states with "Bills of Rights" or constitutional freedoms of speech have, like Canada, simply regulated away those freedoms of speech; as well as the freedoms of assembly, religion, and movement. Without discussion with, or input from, their citizenry - or even the pretense of legislation.

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Apr 12, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

Ah moats. The last recourse for any civilized society. I’m down.

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public officials adhering to their oath of serving the citizens would actually welcome all feedback in order to adjust the program to suit the citizens...

during the early days of the plandemic i received a postcard survey from my local government asking my preference as to services to economize (defund):

a. Paramedic

b. police

c. fire dept.

(there may have been other options like water quality but i remember that they were all essential services)

wish i would have saved this priceless relic of government insensitivity.

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Yeah, my city government did one of these a couple years ago – a "poll" from a "consultant" to find out if we ALL WANTED TO DIE SCREAMING or if, as a possible alternative, we would support a sales tax increase. No pressure, but select your preferred choice:

1.) No police department

2.) No fire department

3.) Higher sales tax

See, they really wanted to find out our opinions!

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They don’t offer the only rational choice:

d. public employee pensions

Our city tried two years in a row to raise property taxes. They claimed it was to avoid firing teachers, but the only reason they faced that choice is because there was a five year stretch where they didn’t put ANY money in to the pension funds. The measures only narrowly missed the 2/3 threshold (thanks for that at least, California).

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The real sacred cow, that which we can not discuss - the public sector - the sheer number of people employed, and the insane salaries and benefit packages some of those people receive!

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Lucite is the modern moat.

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Apr 12, 2022Liked by Chris Bray

I sure would like to own that pretty castle. --- Does it have a drawbridge to keep "people" out?

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"Reasonable."

Kinda depends on what you term "reasonable" and how is it reasonable for one group to Burn, Loot, and Murder but not reasonable for another group to peacefully protest.

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Trump plus Putin plus Covid-19 must be the secret sauce that reveals Western Governments authoritarian soul.

Also, there is less than 24hrs to comment on the WHO attempt to control the "health" of all the people of the world, and you will see in their terms these unelected bureaucrats are even more sensitive than the California leadership.

https://inb.who.int/home/written-submissions

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In fairness, government officials in Canada face the terrifying prospect that someone will have another bouncy castle.

Yeah, have been watching Canada with absolute horror. Very disturbing that Trudeau has retained power, among other things.

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Sadly, there is no provision in the Canadian system for citizens/subjects to do away with a Prime Minister. The PM is elected/anointed by the elite of the political party to which he/she/it belongs. There are many nuances, but usually the leader of the party that gains the greatest number of seats in a general election automatically becomes our PM. Occasionally, that works out well. Lately, not so much.

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