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Cicero
- 106 BC to 43 BC
"A nation can survive its
fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.
An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries
his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate
freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the
very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor;
he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face
and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the
hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and
unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects
the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murder is less to
fear"
Cicero Marcus Tullius - Born
on January 3, 106 BC and was murdered on December 7, 43 BC.
http://www.iep.utm.edu/c/cicero.htm
Will we "Survive Treason From Within"?
Comment by Larry
Ross, July 6, 2005
Many US commentators and groups (see listings on http://www.nuclearfree.org.nz/archives)
believe that George Bush and his administration have engaged in many treasonous
crimes and should be impeached. These include lying extensively to get
US citizens to support and fight in his illegal wars; falsifying 2001
and 2004 election results so that he, not Gore or Kerry, would be thought
to win these elections; making war, murder, torture, bribery, extortion,
theft; endangering the US and humanity in general; continuous new lying,
as well as repeating previous lies; etc, etc)
Some believe his Administration
was implicated in committing the 9/11 attacks - the new 'Pearl Harbour'
called for in the neocon PNAC papers. Without 9/11, his lies and war crimes
would not be possible. So far, he has got away with all these crimes,
consolidated and increased his power domestically and externally. He is
absolutely committed to continue these crimes, and will likely increase
them. There seems to be no serious and powerful opposition from the Democrats
or others, such as the mass media, to Bush's administration and actions.
Yet the problems that he and his administration have brought to the US
and humanity, are extremely serious. Unlike previous political leaders,
George Bush and powerful, like-minded people in his administration, have
the means to destroy all of mankind many times over. Already Bush and
his English poodle - Tony Blair - have each threatened to use nuclear
weapons before beginning their illegal Iraq war.
They have set in motion events
and an expanding, endless war, justified by a self-permissive, sustaining
ideology based on lies. This poisonous mix can rapidly expand to a nuclear
holocaust and precipitate human extinction. No Government or most organizations
have exposed the awful, diabolically evil truths and the unprecedented
nature of man's predicament today.
A few in the US and elsewhere have
dared to face the appalling truths.
Even worse, and not mentioned by most commentators, is that Bush also
believes a Christian Fundamentalist ideology that can view his actions
as doing "the will of God, in accordance with what he chooses to
regard as God's Biblical promise of a fiery Armageddon for humanity, the
final battle between good and evil, and rapture of himself and other Fundamentalists
directly to Heaven". Whatever thoughts, and actions George Bush may
do in this regard, are believed by millions of Americans to be "divinely
inspired" and that George Bush was chosen by God to lead them at
this perilous time. Bush has a core of solid domestic support and approval
as well as an intimidated, fearful, ignorant or apathetic majority and
a mainly "me too" Democratic 'opposition'.
His initial deceits and warmaking crimes were successful. His team were
able to cheat with the electronic voting machines so he was re-elected.
Even though Kerry won the presidential contest he wont expose Bush. Why?
So Bush expanded his crimes to widen and deepen the Iraq war, increase
imprisonment, torturing and murder of so-called "terrorists"
or other opponents, mass bombing of cities like Fallujah, extending the
illegal war to neighbouring states and continues working toward a much
larger war against Islam.
He also lowered the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, trashing
international disarmament treaties and
the War Crimes Court, and showed lack of concern for the dire immediate
threats to and from the environment.
As an 'end times' Fundamentalist, why should he worry about the environment
if the Lord (with Bush's help) is bringing on Armageddon?
All these actions indicate that Bush's belief system sustains his ability
to commit the most dangerous and bestial crimes, and face the ultimate
result - global destruction - with equanimity and with the certainty that
it is the right thing to do, and in accordance with God's will. There
is no such thing as immorality or criminality if you are doing God's will.
For Bush and his fellow believers, what could be more moral and exciting
than helping God bring on the Biblically prophesied nuclear armageddon,
and being raptured directly to Heaven and everlasting life? It's 'end
times in our times'. Bush knows he's right, so he rejects advice from
eminent Republican supporters who disagree and offer him alternatives.
In a saner culture people would know they are in the grip of religious
madmen or those who adopt a religious ideology to justify their crimes.
To facilitate and create the right climate for these colossal crimes and
discourage dissent, Bush's new mantras may be:
- If you believe in God, believe in Bush
- his representative on earth.
- If you are patriotic, support the President
in this time of war.
- You are either with us, or with the terrorists.
There are no other choices.
Cicero suggests what we can expect if the
treason continues.
The only way for the world to survive this danger is for people to understand
and face it, and join with or support those who are trying to do something
about it.
Let me know:
- what you think of Cicero's comment and
my analysis?
- Is it all true, only some of it true
and possible, or all impossible and insane?
- Should someone do something about it,
or nothing?
- I haven't the time; I'm not concerned;
I just want to forget it; She'll be right.
Reply to: Larry Ross: webenquiry@nuclearfree.org.nz
For more information see: http://www.nuclearfree.org.nz/archives
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