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Show Trials

by Kafir ( 70 Comments › )
Filed under Politics at April 4th, 2010 - 8:00 am

Our very own Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus has an article up at Pajamas Media today. Please be sure to read the whole thing.

April 4, 2010 – by Tim Dunkin
Anyone who has read about the modern history of totalitarian movements knows that one of the most useful tools in the statist’s toolbox is the show trial.

The show trial is not about the things that we, in our free society, tend to think trials should be about. This type of tribunal is not about seeing justice done or getting to the bottom of a thorny question of the law or fact. Instead, it is designed to highlight the perfidy of enemies of the state and to serve as a warning to others who might follow the same path taken by the poor unfortunates standing before a kangaroo court.

The Return of the Show Trial?

(In addition to contributing articles here at the Blogmocracy, Tim Dunkin is a pharmaceutical chemist by day and a freelance author by night, writing about a wide range of topics on religion and politics. Tim is also the author of an online book about Islam entitled Ten Myths About Islam, and is the founder and editor of Conservative Underground, a bi-weekly email newsletter focusing on foundational conservative worldview and philosophy.)

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Tim’s articles at Renew America

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