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2021-11-24 -Great Cultural Revolution

VDH - Losing Confidence in the Pillars of Our Civilization

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-24 09:42|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Prior heads of the CIA and FBI, as well as the director of national intelligence, have at times either not told the truth under oath or claimed amnesia, without legal repercussions.

Part of this is that taking an oath, which used to be considered a serious act with serious consequences, has been completely devalued. There really isn't much point in swearing Congressional witnesses in any longer, and I wonder how many witnesses in ordinary legal proceedings have gotten the message that they can forswear themselves without consequence.

Posted by Matt 2021-11-24 14:21|| 2021-11-24 14:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Is perjury even prosecuted anymore?

I notice that Grosskreutz perjured himself at least once in the Kyle trial, yet no one even mentions the possibility of prosecuting him.

Has perjury been decriminalized?

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-11-24 16:37|| 2021-11-24 16:37|| Front Page Top

#3 One of the tenets of Western Civilization is "Thou shall not bear false witness", which folds into the title of the article.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-11-24 17:16|| 2021-11-24 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 N9 government body is a "pillar of our civilization". Individual liberty, Judeo-Christian ethics, and Renaissance curiosity are what built our civilization -- and none of those require government.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-11-24 19:50|| 2021-11-24 19:50|| Front Page Top

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