Two divergent political theories battled for acceptance in the late 17th century - and the resulting debate greatly influenced the "Western" civilization...Hobbes vs. Locke. "(Thomas) Hobbes believed that the social contract was designed to invest absolute power in a ruler to govern the citizenry." 🤷♂️ "(John) Locke believed that the social contract meant investing some power in the hands of the ruler, whose power would be used to protect his citizens' human rights." ??? Which one do you believe is now ascending in this world ??? 👇 navigation to background url at bottom of post 👇 For your further consideration...I present to you as Exhibit A the video post and commentary by Richard DiPilla: "The lawlessness we are seeing tearing apart the fabric of the US. Worse yet it is being exported around the world. Its beyond anything Ive ever witnessed in my lifetime. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS LEADS TO EMPOWERMENT OF CRIMINALS OVER LAW ABIDING CITIZENS." Please watch the first 10-15 seconds and post your verdict in the comments.👇 https://lnkd.in/eKnpJQPg
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Man Attacks Vegas Judge During Sentencing Today Deobra Redden, 30, a three-time felon, was in Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus’ courtroom for sentencing on a charge of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm, records said. Holthus was sitting behind the bench when Redden ran up to her, jumped over the bench and attacked her, the video shows. Several other people then fought with Redden before throwing him to the ground. An alarm also sounded for several minutes alerting others to the incident. Before the attack, Redden’s attorney asked Holthus to sentence his client to probation. Holthus then said, “I think it’s time he get a taste of something else.” —————————————————————— The lawlessness we are seeing tearing apart the fabric of the US. Worse yet it is being exported around the world. Its beyond anything Ive ever witnessed in my lifetime. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS LEADS TO EMPOWERMENT OF CRIMINALS OVER LAW ABIDING CITIZENS. I try to post about positivity and Im committed to do that because without hope I’d be giving up. It’s hard when I see it happening and can only pray for a major change. Richard DiPilla
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8moAbsolute Right and Wrong do exist. We don’t get to choose our own True North. Refusing to acknowledge truth, even flipping the definitions of right and wrong in any society, leads to a chaos of upside down values which is disastrous.