2,400 Year Old Wisdom On The NSA, Edward Snowden, And Gun Control

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Submitted by Simon Black of Sovereign Man blog,

Nearly 2,400 years ago, Aristotle wrote one of the defining works of political philosophy in a book entitled Politics.

It’s still incredibly relevant today, particularly what he writes about tyranny.

The ancient Greeks used the word ‘turannos’, which referred to an illegitimate ruler who governs without regard for the law or interests of the people, often through violent and coercive means.

Aristotle attacks tyrants mercilessly in his book, and clearly spells out the criteria which make a leader tyrannical. You may recognize a few of them:

1. Artistotle suggests that a tyrant rises to power by first demonstrating that he is a man of the people:
   

   “He ought to show himself to his subjects in the light, not of a tyrant, but of a steward and a king.”

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   “He should be moderate, not extravagant in his way of life; he should win the notables by companionship, and the multitude by flattery.”

2. But once in power, a tyrant uses all available means to hold on to power, including spying on his people:
   
   
   More @ Sovereign Man

SYRIA: Barack Hussein Obama is supporting, funding, and ordering the US military train the people in this video

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 WARNING: Very Graphic Images

 

The U.S.-backed FSA (Free Syrian Army) now is comprised mainly of al-Qaeda and other terrorist-linked rebels, whom the UN says were likely behind the recent chemical attacks.  Obama doesn’t care. The missiles he is planning to launch will help them. 

More @ Bare Naked Islam

Engineer builds wheelchair fitted with a Flamethrower

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Missouri poised to enact measure nullifying federal gun laws

Via Billy

 

The Republican-led Missouri Legislature is expected to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a bill that would expand gun rights and make federal gun regulations unenforceable -- even as similar laws adopted in other states to buck federal gun rules face legal challenges.

Several of Nixon’s fellow Democrats told The Associated Press that they would vote to override his veto when lawmakers convene in September, even while agreeing with the governor that the bill couldn’t survive a court challenge. Many of them noted that in some parts of Missouri, a “no” vote on gun legislation could be career ending.

More @ Fox

Black Teen Rapes 93-Yr-Old White Grandmother

Via Michael

Story posted previously, but the update is for the fact he will be tried as an adult.

Rival campers who opened fire turn out to be sheriff's deputies

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Morons

An apparent booze-fueled dispute over loud music between two groups at a Chino campground over the weekend escalated to the point where men from both sides drew guns and opened fire.

No one was hurt, but the two alleged gunmen have plenty to explain.

It turns out that the rival gun-toting campers were both Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies.

More @ Los Angeles Times

This is the most dangerous time in modern history-intelligence insider update

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“We’re in the most dangerous time in modern world history and here’s why, here’s what’s happening,” stated my source deep within the spy world early this morning.

“We’re seeing a combination of a nine-percent overall approval rating for intervention in Syria, or the absence of public support for the globalist plans by the Obama regime, the UK, the Saudis and other NATO allies. When have we seen this before, and what does history tell us? The increased likelihood of a false flag event larger and causing more public outrage than the alleged chemical weapons attacks.”

My source continued, “think Gulf of Tonkin, the Lusitania, even Pearl Harbor, use those as your historical guides for what we’re seeing today. Make no mistake, the global agenda has not changed,” he emphasized. “When their primary plan backfires or meets resistance, they have alternate plans. In the coming days or weeks, we could see an event that will be horrendous enough to change that nine-percent backing. Also, time is not on their side, they need to act within a short window as the anti-Assad ‘rebels’ are being beaten badly without Western assistance.”

Benghazi, briefly

More @ Canada Free Press

Rossi Circuit Judge 45Colt/.410 carbine What price versatility?

Via Oleg Volk 

Taurus's Circuit Judge has been hailed by some as the ideal all-around shotgun and carbine. It is light, has a simple manual of arms - the same as most double action revolvers - and can fire either solid ball or shot. It's been marketed both for small game hunting and for personal defense. Attracted by the versatility, I got one and tested it with a variety of ammunition.

This carbine comes with an 18.5 "rifled barrel: it is primarily a pistol caliber carbine and only secondarily a shotgun. If you want to fire shot, the thread protector on the front of the muzzle should be removed and replaced with "de-spinning" choke which has coarse threads in reverse of the regular rifling. That mostly reverses the spin of the shot charge that would otherwise produce a donut-shaped pellet pattern. The transition is a bit abrupt but it appears to work reasonably well - provided the shot is in a cup wad as is the case with most modern shotshells. Firing .45 Colt cartridges with that choke in place is counterindicated by the instruction manual, so mixing shotshells and pistol ammunition in the same cylinder is not practical.

                                                               More @ All Outdoor

Group starts assembling pole for Confederate flag

Via Billy

There is new information about the group planning to hoist a giant Confederate flag along I-95 in Chesterfield County.

 The Virginia Flaggers group said they have started to assemble the 50-foot high flagpole along the interstate somewhere in Chesterfield. The group is still keeping the location secret for now.

  

More with poll and video @ WTVR

Obama's EO ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities

Via WiscoDave

The White House just announced two new executive measures for gun control. The announcement came to reporters via email.

"FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence," the subject of the announcement reads.

"Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23 executive actions that the Vice President recommended as part of the comprehensive gun violence reduction plan and the President unveiled on January 16, 2013," reads the White House's announcement. 

More @ The Weekly Standard