The Soft Language of Tyranny

“Mira la izquierda, mira la derecha.” The ground under New York shifts again, and the shift always comes with a friendly label. Safety. Dignity. Compassion. Meanwhile, rights get strangled without a single honest vote.

 

Gary Stout calls in with a plain truth: when they cannot ban, they price you out, track you, and pressure the banks to starve lawful commerce. A gun show at the Hamburg Fairgrounds (Jan 3–4) becomes more than an event; it becomes a test of whether citizens still show up.

 

Keith drags the hardest question into the light: what does mercy mean when pain is real, and the state offers death faster than care? Mike warns it never stays “limited,” and Shannon, newly retired from federal service, names the Pandora’s box: guilt, cost, vulnerability turned into a commodity.

 

Then Rochester City Council quietly grants itself a 25% raise while poverty and youth crime keep climbing, and the Kia Boys story becomes a parable of consequences without consequence.

 

Proverbs says the prudent watch their steps. A God of peace is not a god of confusion. Time to think, speak, and lead like life still matters.