stephen matlock
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The late great Herman Kahn described the liberal states' role in winning WW2 like this, paraphrased: Liberal democracy is slow to rouse, but once roused will use extravagant force to expunge a hated enemy.
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 AM
The late great Herman Kahn described the liberal states' role in winning WW2 like this, paraphrased: Liberal democracy is slow to rouse, but once roused will use extravagant force to expunge a hated enemy.
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Does this sound familiar to you?
January 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Does this sound familiar to you?
There is one line in the beginning that leapt out to me: "For the massive [American] slave system to work, the slaves needed to be kept ignorant, in a state of anxiety, and fearful of the cost of rebellion or escape." (p. 11)
True then, true now.
*(Please buy this from a Black-owned bookstore)
True then, true now.
*(Please buy this from a Black-owned bookstore)
January 25, 2026 at 11:15 PM
There is one line in the beginning that leapt out to me: "For the massive [American] slave system to work, the slaves needed to be kept ignorant, in a state of anxiety, and fearful of the cost of rebellion or escape." (p. 11)
True then, true now.
*(Please buy this from a Black-owned bookstore)
True then, true now.
*(Please buy this from a Black-owned bookstore)
May my witness ever be of a god who keeps the good people safe as long as they obey the rules, a god who rains down terror and judgment and pain against those who do not comply with the whims of an unbounded government action to keep people in line.
Amen
Amen
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
May my witness ever be of a god who keeps the good people safe as long as they obey the rules, a god who rains down terror and judgment and pain against those who do not comply with the whims of an unbounded government action to keep people in line.
Amen
Amen
Guard my tongue from speaking out, standing out, or shouting out lest I draw attention to myself and become part of the mass who are daily beaten and tortured, sexually assaulted, kidnapped and disappeared into foreign prisons.
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Guard my tongue from speaking out, standing out, or shouting out lest I draw attention to myself and become part of the mass who are daily beaten and tortured, sexually assaulted, kidnapped and disappeared into foreign prisons.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
May my witness ever be of a god who keeps the good people safe as long as they obey the rules, a god who rains down terror and judgment and pain against those who do not comply with the whims of an unbounded government action to keep people in line.
Amen
Amen
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
May my witness ever be of a god who keeps the good people safe as long as they obey the rules, a god who rains down terror and judgment and pain against those who do not comply with the whims of an unbounded government action to keep people in line.
Amen
Amen
Guard my tongue from speaking out, standing out, or shouting out lest I draw attention to myself and become part of the mass who are daily beaten and tortured, sexually assaulted, kidnapped and disappeared into foreign prisons.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Guard my tongue from speaking out, standing out, or shouting out lest I draw attention to myself and become part of the mass who are daily beaten and tortured, sexually assaulted, kidnapped and disappeared into foreign prisons.