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The Daily Meme #962!

The Daily Meme #962!

This is what resistance to tyranny looks like.™ Maybe you don't have what it takes to get arrested and go through the belly of the beast, but you can make your friends aware of what is happening. source

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H.L. Mencken Vaporwave

H.L. Mencken Vaporwave

FREEDOMWAVE: Part 1 in a series of vaporwave art inspired by philosophies of freedom

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The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself #HLMencken

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The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it #HLMencken

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Testing Upload Video Sesi Video Honor of Kings

Testing Upload Video Sesi Video Honor of Kings

Testing upload video rekaman permainan Honor of Kings mode permainan cepat, menggunakan Hero Dunshan.

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Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy #HLMencken

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The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic #HLMencken

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Defending scoundrels

Defending scoundrels

Years ago I encountered a wise quote: "The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are

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gonzalo.ggar

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👀El mirador natural de Nueva Gerona, un lugar donde se puede ver casi toda la Isla 🏝️.

👀El mirador natural de Nueva Gerona, un lugar donde se puede ver casi toda la Isla 🏝️.

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¡Hola, comunidad de Hive y viajeros de Worldmappin! 👋 Pues si!! logramos subir a mirador de Nueva Gerona en la Isla d la Juventud. Fue una experiencia maravillosa y lo especial fue que lo hicimos un grupo

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Politics 048

The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong #HLMencken

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The ideal government of reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual alone #HLMencken

wirkman

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Flipside Sins

A partisan is a person who puts allegiance to a political faction above principle, prudence, and perception. It is a form of tribalism, but translated to the activist realm. Parties are inevitable in a

onemoretea

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Orange Leaves Contrasting the Blue Sky - My Actifit Report Card: November 3rd, 2026

Orange Leaves Contrasting the Blue Sky - My Actifit Report Card: November 3rd, 2026

Welcome to Liquid Eye’s Actifit Blog Tuesday ☀️ 12448 Just a brisk interval-walking loop around the three bridges, since today was my prep day for a multi-day show gig. Of course, I did my daily stretching

uctdiver

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. -H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. -H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. -H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956)

blaineb

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People Do Not Expect To Find Chastity In A Whorehouse...

People Do Not Expect To Find Chastity In A Whorehouse...

Greetings My Esteemed Followers! AZQuotes quoting one of the greats. Post your answer below!

truthandanarchy

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Mencken #22 - Government Is The Worst Failure Of Civilized Man

Mencken #22 - Government Is The Worst Failure Of Civilized Man

Anyone who has followed me here or on Facebook for any length of time will know that I am no fan of government; neither, it seems, was H.L Mencken. He knew then, as we know now, that they are filled with

truthandanarchy

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Mencken #21 - What The Common Man Longs For

Mencken #21 - What The Common Man Longs For

Here's another quote from that wonderful Mencken book, Notes On Democracy. Published in 1926, it may as well have been published last week because nearly every quote contained therein hits home as though

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Cooking the Comforting Filipino Native Chicken

Cooking the Comforting Filipino Native Chicken

Today, I decided to prepare Tinola nga Bisayang Manok, or the Filipino Native Chicken Soup, after my mother gave me a fresh native chicken from the farm. It had been quite a while since I last cooked this

truthandanarchy

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Mencken #20 - All Government Is Against Liberty

Mencken #20 - All Government Is Against Liberty

...and if you think otherwise you haven't been paying attention. The government definitely does not want you to be free and making decisions for yourself. That would be a threat to their very existence.

truthandanarchy

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Mencken #19 - Liberty Means Self-Reliance

Mencken #19 - Liberty Means Self-Reliance

Quite a poetic quote from Mencken today as he describes what liberty means to him. I feel like he is describing anarchy - taking responsibility for yourself, with no man or god to blame for your failures.

truthandanarchy

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Liberty and Democracy Are Eternal Enemies

Liberty and Democracy Are Eternal Enemies

What's an Australian bloke writing and posting memes about a Yank with a German-sounding name for? The short to medium answer is that during my journey to Anarchy I read a lot of stuff (a hell of a lot),

truthandanarchy

9y

The Urge To Save Humanity

The Urge To Save Humanity

This meme always seems to ruffle feathers for some reason. When I posted it over on Facebook a couple of months back it had a reach of nearly 90,000 with over 1200 shares. By way of comparison my Truth