Tommy J. Said it Best

When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.

Memes are a cool way to learn history

I’ve been seeing the above meme a lot lately. Like a lot, A LOT. And every single time I see it I roll my eyes to the back of my skull and then all the way around again. That’s impossible you say? Far more possible than we the people of the United States ever having the gumption to become 1788 France.

Huddle up, America, lemme tell you a few things. You’re soft. You’re touchy feely and think reason and etiquette are going to get you anywhere in spite of everything you’ve seen to the contrary. You cannot reason with a man like the Orange Troglodyte™. You cannot reason with a group of narcissists in red hats. You cannot reason with a billionaire who gets away with throwing up a Nazi salute while you all do what? Whine about it?

Nah, you are not ready to become 1788 France. You can’t even muster up the stones to become 1776 America. Because here’s the thing you sweet naive little idealists fail to realize: 1788 France was a country full of Luigi Mangi…