Prepare! More Thought Police

Intriguing post from Cryptogon about the "law" that will probably pass the Senate.
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
October 27th, 2007
Did I miss something here? Does the U.S. Government have a reason to believe that the American people are about to snap out of their zombie trance and actually do something? Personally, I wouldn’t have bet on it happening any time soon. The way I saw it—before I left the United States for good—was that 9.9 out of 10 Americans would gladly dig their own holes, get down on their knees and pull the muzzle of the executioner’s weapon against their skulls. It’s their patriotic duty to be spineless followers and boot lickers, no matter what.
http://cryptogon.com/?p=1525
See also my post: November 1, Prepare for the Thought Police

Are We Dead Yet?

You start reading this with trepidation, and rightly so if you've read Empire Burlesque. Chris Floyd has been at the vanguard of blogging and predicting the worst for a loooong time. It is a tribute to his confidence in the human spirit that you manage to finish this feeling a bit hopeful, as he declares:

Every word or action raised against the overthrow of the Republic will find an echo somewhere, from one person to another to another to the next -- each isolated, individual voice slowly finding its way into a swelling chorus of dissent.

Post-Mortem America: Bush's Year of Triumph and the Hard Way Ahead

From Empire Burlesque, Written by Chris Floyd , Sunday, 02 September 2007

http://www.chris-floyd.com/content/view/1272/135/