link where was that published
I don't see it on rockwell On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:03 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > *The Death of a State > *Posted by James Ostrowski <[email protected]> on January 28, 2011 07:58 > AM > > What is going on in Egypt is so rich in import that it’s not easy to > grapple with it. I did notice that the corporate state-controlled media is > downplaying the story, covering it, yes, but not with the wall-to-wall > coverage it deserves. No real surprise there since the Feds have been > subsidizing the Egyptian dictator for many years. Yes, those assaults on the > protesters, those murders, are paid for by your U.S. tax dollars. > > [*Update*: CNN now has the best coverage.] > > I see the essence of the story in this. An authoritarian state with rigged > elections and with an extensive and brutal secret police and with control > over the internet, can be brought down by direct citizen action. I said > “can” since we do not know yet how this will play out. But other > authoritarian states have been brought down in similar circumstances (Iran, > Philippines, Romania). > > In my LRC bestseller, Direct Citizen > Action<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0974925349?ie=UTF8&tag=lewrockwell&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0974925349>, > drawing on the work of de La Boétie and Rothbard, I wrote: “most of the > power of the government comes from the perception that it is legitimate. . . > History shows that regimes fall when the masses withdraw their “consent.” > This can be done by direct action, basically, a national strike until the > dictator flees with whatever loot he can carry onto his private plane. > Violence is not necessary though usually the state will shoot some > protesters and the protesters will throw rocks in response. But as we saw > with the Shah, state violence can merely accelerate the death of the regime > by arousing even more opposition. > > Since the Republican establishment in the House is having difficulty > finding budget cuts other than the presidential campaign fund, the crisis in > Egypt gives them a great chance to cut another billion or two from the > budget. Guys, that money you have been giving to the Egyptian secret police > to suppress and murder their people, is not working, not meeting your > cost-benefit test. Can we at last cut money being used to kill innocent > civilians? Is it possible *that *is why they hate us? > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
