Totalitarianism: Can It Happen in America? | PragerU
In this short video we learn why freedom is a value, not an instinct, and why every new generation must be taught the supreme importance of freedom.
We also must learn how to distinguish totalitarianism from true empathy, as many oppressors will say what they’re doing to you is only done in the name of compassion — a type of faux compassion that actually means your freedoms are being compressed and eliminated one step at a time.
In essence, by acquiescing, you are allowing someone else to squelch you into submission and silence until your freedoms are gone.
SOURCE: PragerU January 3, 2022
What does totalitarianism look like? In the 20th century, it took the form of secret police violently silencing anyone who spoke out against the government. Now, it has a very different face — one we should be wary of just the same. Rod Dreher, author of Live Not By Lies, explains.
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Here’s the good news: The secret police are not coming with guns to take you away to a prison camp in a frozen wasteland for speaking out against the government. They did that in Communist countries in the twentieth century. It’s not going to happen here in America or in Western Europe. Here’s the bad news: The secret police aren’t coming for you because they don’t have to. There are ways to shut you up and keep you quiet that don’t involve physical force. The powers that be—and that now includes major corporations, the educational establishment, the media, and the government—can just kick you off the Internet, put you on a no-fly list, and bar you from using the banking system. For the complete script, visit: https://www.prageru.com/video/totalit…
