Historically this is the case. All throughout human history, tyrants have arisen and invoked many unjust, wicked policies intended to exert total control over populations. Often these policies included the wholesale slaughter of political opponents. The populations got used to the tyrants, mainly because they had no other alternative: get in line or die.

In our own country, people constantly gripe about the unfair taxation systems installed by the political elite. New taxes are invoked and people gripe yet pay.

Eventually, people get used to anything and will put up with anything, mainly because of self-preservation instincts. Some may call it moral cowardice. Aside from a few willing to speak out, most will just get in line.

Culling out the most ridiculous features of recent news items is always a challenge, what with all the absurdities and screwballs in the competition, but here are some of the best:

Swede Charged With Hate Speech: Swedish Democratic Leader Jimmie Akesson published an opinion piece in Aftonbladet asserting “that the spread of Islam represents the country’s ‘greatest external threat since World War II.’ “

Assertion of the obvious is apparently frowned upon by some in Sweden.

Akesson was roundly condemned and ”reported to Sweden’s highest legal official by the Centre Against Racism.”

No refutation of Akesson’s position was offered but the head of the Centre did say, “We are of the view that the article agitates against Muslims when it points at Islam as the greatest threat to Sweden:” http://bit.ly/UOwlP.

What with the continuing worldwide jihad being waged against Western Civilization by Islamic Fundamentalists, Akesson’s contention seems to hold great credibility. His critics failed to present any other viewpoint on what does pose the “greatest external threat” to Sweden if it is not Muslims.

Bra-less Somalis: Masked, unthreatening Muslim men in Somalia are publicly whipping Muslim women who dare to wear bras because they are practicing “deception.”

To further humiliate the Somali fair sex, “After the public whippings, the women are forced to remove their bras and shake their breasts.”

As one Muslim woman complained, “They first banned the former veil and introduced a hard fabric which stands stiffly on women’s chests. They are now saying that breasts should be firm naturally, or just flat.”

The hardline Islamic group Shabaab which amputates the feet and hands of robbers “has also banned movies, musical ringtones, dancing at wedding ceremonies and playing or watching soccer:” http://bit.ly/mG8Fq.

Drunk Man Stabs Son: Seemingly infuriated and inebriated Vermonter, Nazeih Hammouri, allegedly stabbed his 19 year old son in the stomach with a corkscrew following an argument over a clogged toilet. . . .

(Read the rest at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=1275)

“If people don’t die, the earth won’t be able to hold them! People live and people die. Who doesn’t die?”

“Deaths have benefits. They can fertilize the ground.”

“Half of China may well have to die.”

“Don’t make a fuss about a world war. At most, people die… It’s best if half the population is left”.

Yep, really someone to emulate, that Mao. Unless he was “just kidding”.

Which is exactly where Mao started.

Let’s just hope that after she finishes her stint with WH communications, Anita the Maoist isn’t put in charge of the Dept. of Agriculture. Famines can be such a drag.