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FASCISTS DON’T DISCRIMINATE

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FASCISTS DON'T DISCRIMINATE

Definition of the word:  dis·crim·i·nate

/disˈkriməˌnāt/
Verb
  1. Recognize a distinction; differentiate.
  2. Perceive or constitute the difference in or between.

Definition of the word:  fascism

1  often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control <early instances of army fascism and brutality — J. W. Aldridge>
Origin of  fascism
Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces

First Known Use: 1921
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TEARS OF JOY!

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10,000 VOICES and Orchestra performing “Ode To Joy” by Beethoven…..   Turn up the volume on your speakers to make the windows shatter!!!!   Tears of Joy!!!  Tears of Joy, My Beautiful Friends!!!!

The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (sometimes known simply as “the Choral”), is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best-known works of the repertoire of classical music. Among critics, it is almost universally considered to be among Beethoven’s greatest works, and is considered by some to be the greatest piece of music ever written.  The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony (thus making it achoral symphony). The words are sung during the final movement by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the “Ode to Joy”, a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with additions made by the composer.

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STATE OF FEAR

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“And of course we know that social control is best managed through fear.”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear

“I have more respect for people who change their views after acquiring new information than for those who cling to views they held thirty years ago. The world changes. Ideologues and zealots don’t.”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear

“Nothing is so firmly believed as that which is least known.”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear

“For the last fifteen years we have been under the control of an entirely new complex, far more powerful and far more pervasive. I call it the politico-legal-media complex. The PLM. ”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear

“I have great respect for the corrosive influence of bias, systematic distortions of thought, the power of rationalization, the guises of self-interest, and the inevitability of unintended consequences.”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear