The Heart(beat) of America

Update the Authoritarian Enabler

In Authoritarian Enabler, I argued for lifting the NDA that submits our Guards, as we as America’s officers are described in the Declaration of Independence, to an oath of silence to “enthusiastically support America’s policies”.

In its current form, even under the auspices of loving, caring leadership; the existing non-disclosure agreement is a tool of tyranny without exception, as without amendment will eventually come to be abused once again. As is generally the case with oppressive rule, the devil lies in the very subversive, subjective detail, or omission thereof.

Recently, I’ve begun watching Turn on Netflix (NFLX). It’s the story of General Washington’s devoted spies who used deception to gain the advantage on the enemy. Under the weight of overt oppression, America’s colonists chose to enlist in the war for independence as a result of gentle persuasion to the cause of Independence rather than through the coercive tactics of those who they sought to gain their independence from.

These spies, who were naturally adept at the subtleties of speech and listened with an earnest ear, served behind enemy lines under the cover of the Red Coat. It is because of their dedicated service that Washington gained the information he needed to anticipate the moves of the enemy, to confuse their…