Break The Bell

There is a fine line between taking necessary steps to save a democracy and overstepping and destroying it. Hans Kelsen said in 1932, “Whoever is for democracy cannot let himself be caught in the fateful contradiction of reaching for dictatorship to save democracy.” This week we take a look at the steps that lead to democratic backsliding and dig into some examples of countries who once were flourishing democracies, and ultimately crossed the line into dictatorship. 

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Disney cancels Gina Carano, states push back against proposed gun laws, the people push to recall Gavin Newsom, and Donald Trump survives yet another impeachment. This is the Weekend  Wrap-up.

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Three weeks ago, if you mentioned on social media that there was a “well-funded cabal of powerful people, working together to influence perceptions, change rules and laws, steer media coverage and control the flow of information,” you would have been purged from social media and deemed a threat to the election. Now, a Time Magazine article is blatantly bragging about such a cabal and how it single handedly saved democracy. Join us this week as we unpack the article The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election and the arrogant idea that democracy cannot survive without the puppet masters pulling strings.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reflects on the terror she experienced during the Capitol Riots, Congress continues to sling dung across party lines in the name of unity as President Biden slings ink from the Executive pen, the word terrorism is redefined, and the Trump impeachment circus continues. This is your Weekend Wrap-Up!

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-omar-fundraising-off-gop-effort-strip-her-from-committee-assignments?fbclid=IwAR2cKNkwc75hEp3lEJ4jBNDxiGLDEGoQsS4zDhGgEmpPkZCoApWroJBS4kk

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/06/politics/what-matters-february-5/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-terrorist-designation-yemens-houthi-militia

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/537437-border-patrol-arrests-11-iranians-entering-us-from-mexico-in-arizona?fbclid=IwAR2Y2cdSZYDwAolCP1h02aUzSH0MJFR7HFSQBgUND0jKjT-4Jo8OGMCx0DE&rl=1

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/us-intends-to-revoke-terrorist-designation-of-yemens-houthis?fbclid=IwAR1h55e80ZlWjPa1Cv2rKXcHszy2Z9ybp0b0GCN9K_Jxq1zTjzofo_OCZhk

What was initially considered a Reddit hoax, the Game Stop stock controversy has evolved into an all-out political movement. This week we are joined by Gavin Wax, the president of the New York Young Republicans Club and the man at the front of the Re-Occupy Wall Street movement. Gavin and the movement have been pushing to expose the corruption at the top levels of Big Tech corporations and government officials who manipulated the markets amid the Reddit frenzy. 

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The Treasury Secretary receives massive speaking fees from investment institutions affected by the stock market disruption by Reddit users, while the Speaker of the House bought up mass amounts of stock in Tesla shortly before the President announced his plan for an all electric federal fleet. At the same time Biden continues to flex his muscle through executive order, resulting in several lawsuits. This is your Weekend Wrap-Up.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/29/nolte-bribes-and-payoffs-disguised-as-speaking-fees-for-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen/

https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-sues-biden-over-100-day-freeze-on-deportations-will-endanger-our-citizens-and-law-enforcement?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mattwalsh&fbclid=IwAR1dWNtcymxCwqB2YGVgEIKzLA4D8lDdWlE54zlyNgJLHhxFzAjJavreTLk

https://theconversation.com/keystone-xl-legal-risks-highlight-dangers-of-putting-investors-before-climate-change-153814?fbclid=IwAR0sbSUfur5qfSyO_dt6Gb83JybBivHEpbKPQo1099WIT4lrJ6nCjxeUhVA

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As predicted, individuals in high places are using the incident at the Capitol on January 6 to impose further invasive measures to identify and track potential “domestic terrorists”. The pushers of the proposed Domestic Terrorist Act of 2021 compare the Capitol riot to the September 11 attacks and insists on an expansion of government surveillance at a level unmatched since the months following 9/11. At the same time, federal agencies are tapping into private hotel, transportation and tech companies to cast a wide net of privacy intrusion in order to identify potential suspects of the incident. This is yet another step in the direction of a dystopian Surveillance State. 

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Merely days into his term, Joe Biden seems to be making plenty of enemies on both sides of the fence, signing executive orders eliminating thousands of union jobs. Meanwhile, protests continue to rage, Twitter begins to censor pages of left extremist organizations, and Bernie Sanders memes do more to unite the country than Biden will. This is your Weekend Wrap-up.

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Inauguration day is looming, and with a portion of one side holding on to the thought that the election was stolen, and prominent individuals on the other side suggesting rights be stripped away from the opposition, it is easy to see that our country is severely divided. The real question is, can we come back from this and find common ground, or are we so far divided that it’s hopeless to think we could meet in the middle? Join us this week as we take a look at the divided nation and try to find a glimpse of hope in the madness.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-social-media-makes-us-more-polarized-and-how-to-fix-it/

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/01/healing-political-divide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_U.S._states#:~:text=On%20December%2017%2C%202020%2C%20Gallup,%2C%20and%2041%25%20as%20Independent.

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The social media overlords have further cracked down, with inauguration day just three days away.  At the same time, certain governors and mayors are backpedaling on their stance on economic shutdown, Biden proposes a third stimulus package and Trump is impeached a second time. This is your weekend wrap-up.

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