#civildisorder — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Cicero

In truth, in such a vast number of citizens, there is a great multitude of those men, who either, from fear of punishment, because they are conscious of their own misdeeds, are anxious for fresh changes and revolutions in the republic; or who, on account of some innate insanity of mind, feed upon the discords and seditions of the citizens; or else who, on account of the embarrassment of their estates and circumstances, had rather burn in one vast common conflagration, than in one which consumed only themselves.
 
[Etenim in tanto civium numero magna multitudo est eorum qui aut propter metum poenae, peccatorum suorum conscii, novos motus conversionesque rei publicae quaerant, aut qui propter insitum quendam animi furorem discordiis civium ac seditione pascantur, aut qui propter implicationem rei familiaris communi incendio malint quam suo deflagrare.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 46 / sec. 99 (56-02 BC) [tr. Yonge (1891)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

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A quotation from Alexander Hamilton

The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion. Tired at length of anarchy, or want of government, they may take shelter in the arms of monarchy for repose and security.

Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) American statesman, author
Letter (1792-08-18) to George Washington, Enclosure: “Objections and Answers Respecting the Administration,” Objection 14

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/hamilton-alexander/7…

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#NeoNazi #January6 #Insurrectionist #pleads #guilty, admits to #stealing #policehelmet as a '#wartrophy'

#RichardZacharyAckerman pleaded guilty to two #charges: #obstructing #lawenforcementofficers during #civildisorder and #theft of #government #property.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Insurrection #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/neo-nazi-jan-6-rioter-pleads-guilty-admits-stealing-police-helmet-war-rcna147501

A quotation from LBJ:

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A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in his hands is not fighting for civil rights any more than a Klansman with a sheet on his back and a mask on his face. They are both more or less what the law declares them: lawbreakers, destroyers of constitutional rights and liberties, and ultimately destroyers of a free America.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/johnson-lyndon/21972/

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#israel #palestine #opt #westbank : #war / #gaza / #history / #violence / #stateterrorism / #nonviolentresistance / #journalism / #solidaritymovement / #civildisorder / #impunity

https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-04/the-unpunished-deaths-of-other-civilians-question-israels-willingness-to-clarify-the-attack-on-wck.html

All 5 defendants were convicted of #felony #CivilDisorder & 1 count of #assaulting a #police officer in addition to multiple #trespassing-related misdemeanors. Samsel, Grant & Johnson were convicted of #obstructing an official proceeding, but Blythe & Randolph were acquitted of those counts. A written order will be posted later.

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