"Political dissent refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body. Such expression may take forms from vocal disagreement to civil disobedience to the use of violence. Historically, repressive governments have sought to punish political dissent. The protection of freedoms that facilitate peaceful dissent has become a hallmark of free and open societies."
(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_dissent)"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion." --Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George…Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security.” — Ron Paul
Dissent is as old as oppression, which is to say, older than dirt. As long as there have been those who seek to dominate and control others for their own selfish interests, so too there have been free thinkers who seek to free the oppressed, even when the oppressed don't view themselves as such.
What we have in America is not a Democracy, not a Republic, but an Oligarchy, a handfull of greedy individuals, themselves controlled by other greedy individuals outside our borders. Most folks don't see it, they focus on other issues, or on their own personal issues, or on a plethora of cleverly placed distractions, and so they miss the big picture.
In They Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPmgR5ituU4&feature=related) There's a scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MVMbm6c0k&feature=related) where Roddy Piper's character is trying to convince Kieth David's character to put on the Hoffman Lenses and see the world as it really is. In order to get him to do it, he has to fight him, and they beat the shit out of each other.
That's really what it's like trying to convince some folks to open up their eyes.
When you dissent too loudly and people start to listen, big brother doesn't like it. They may lable you, or they may send their stormtroopers after you (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puc3jgl7llA) to bash in your head, beat you into submission, etc. Does this sound like a "free and open socioty" to you? Nope, not to me either. - They control the mass-media, [tv, newspapers, magazines, etc.] so if something paints them in a less than favorable light, and they can't spin it to their satisfaction, they just have it pulled. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dROgWJ29Bx0
There is not much difference between a totalitarian Theocracy, (such as Iran) a Military Dictatorship, (such as Hitler's Germany, Franco's Spain, or Castro's Cuba) a Communist/Socialist state, (Russia, China) a Monarchy, (England) and a "Representative Democracy"... - All are simply forms of Oligarchy, by definition of the word.
Actual Democracy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Democracy is nonexistant in this country, the closest approximation of it can only be found within the structure of certain organizations, (AA, for one) and not within the political structure of any governmental body, at any level. We are given just enough leash to give us the illusion of freedom, and that leash keeps growing shorter by the hour, but most of us fail to notice, due, in part, to distraction(s), or due mostly to the brainwashing that was drilled into us from kindergarten up thru college. This is a really tough nut to crack.
We are taught that the Constitution http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html is the "supreme law of the land", even as the politicians continuously wipe their communal asses with it. And the sheeple, having been lulled into a false sense of security and contentment, go on about their somnablant grazing in blissful ignorance. .."Baa."
What is one man to do about it?
The answer is anything and everything within his power.
There's a good documentary called Ethos. Here is the link to it:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ethos/
"What an organ is human speech when it is employed by a master!"
--Samuel Clemmens
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