We live in a democracy where tyranny is supposedly not a problem because we govern ourselves.
We all know the stories about the tyrants of old before we had self-government. We've been told all of the bad actions that tyrants have done over the centuries. These range from petty acts of malice to slavery and genocide. We rejoice that the bad old days are gone and that we are safe now that the government is our friend and only does good things to us and for us.
I'd like to ask you these important questions:
Are there any acts that our governments take that you consider tyrannical?
Are you considering some of the acts of our governments to be sufferable that you wouldn't suffer from a tyrant? What are they?
Does the slogan "Government is for slaves, free men govern themselves" mean anything in today's world of self-government?
John Roscoe
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