The modern empire is a dying dragon and its flailing tail bespeaks advisory caution to all who would exercise their rights in the face of despotism. To those who would prefer to NOT see such egregious failings of the modern so-called "democratic" states, perhaps encouragement to speak out -for- the rights of so-called fascists, statists etc to protest, to speak publicly etc, might be too much to ask for those who fail to walk the thin edge of the razer with any dignity. Alas, humans shall continue to surrender their rights, "but just the rights of mine enemies!", for a multitude of irrelevant self satisfactioning reasons, justifications and self centred righteousnesses. And in return, as the age old wisdom decrees, we shall lose, for a time at least, both freedom (what little we "have") as well as safety. Good luck fellow souls, ** Germany Unleashes New 'Ministry of Truth' - Open War on Freedom of the Press https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9822/germany-ministry-of-truth ------------------------------------------------------------ by Stefan Frank on Wed, Jan 25, 2017 It seems that all ideas suspected of being "populist" -- or simply those ideas without the blessing of the elites -- will now be banned in Germany. This restriction applies to criticism of the government (especially regarding immigration and energy policies), of the EU, of Islam, of government officials and of the media. As in communist dictatorships, the more obvious the failings of the government, the more aggressively the establishment attacks those who speak out about them. Large companies such as Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), BMW, Mercedes-Benz and the supermarket chain REWE obeyed straightaway and promised to place Breitbart on the blacklist immediately, and never to advertise there again. Alt link: http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=ed94f192ad&e=5110f4b440 Those seeking a little fake news to lighten the mood might mosey on over to russia-insider for a couple classic "Russian Propaganda" vids - Razer would be proud :) ** Russian TV Puts CNN to Shame with Brilliant Coverage of Trump Inaugural and Protests (VIDEO) (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=69e323337c&e=5110f4b440) ------------------------------------------------------------ by Enrico Braun on Wed, Jan 25, 2017 Here's what "state-controlled Russian media" looks like. Dimitri Kiselyov is one of the most watched and trusted TV journalists in Russia. He hosts a program on Sundays, "Vesti Nedeli" ("News of the week"). Kiselyov covers events in a very direct and non-nonsense style, and has a way of making the viewer feel he is speaking directly to him. His analyses are intelligent and usually quite accurate - if frequently politically incorrect by western standards.In fact, so powerful and effective are Kiselyov's reports that the flustered British Bull***t Corporation (BBC) awarded him the monikers "Russia's spin doctor" and "chief propagandist."