OPINION:
Although history repeats itself, the un-American depredations of the Biden regime exceed those of the British before the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Because of the Quartering Act of 1765, American colonists were obliged to provide free lodging for British troops in their private homes and to supply them with five pints of beer a day. Today, so-called sanctuary cities such as New York (proclaimed such by the Democratic Party) have required schools and hotels to accommodate the illegal aliens being permitted to invade the U.S. Now that space is running out, the governor of New York has requested that citizens accommodate these aliens in their private homes.
Instead of five pints of beer per day, in New York City each illegal receives $387 per day courtesy of the taxpayer.
Many colonists despised the violation of their rights to private property but were powerless to oppose the Quartering Act. Despite the protection that should be given by the Fourth and Fifth amendments, under the Biden regime those rights are being brazenly flouted.
Unfavorable information and opinions were discouraged in the colonial press by the British authorities. But there was no weaponized oppression of dissent, and colonists relied on satire to convey their views. In contrast, the Biden regime colludes with Big Tech to censor what it regards as “misinformation.” To evade the fake news of the mainstream media, millions rely on social media and independent internet platforms.
Despite an undercurrent narrative critical of royal rule, no colonist was criminally charged by the British — not even Thomas Paine, who wrote the scathing pamphlet “Common Sense.” But under the Biden regime’s weaponized Justice Department, critics of the narratives on the 2020 election, Jan. 6, abortion policy, critical race theory and wokeism are branded domestic terrorists and subjected to FBI harassment and even indictment.
As Thomas Jefferson observed in the Declaration of Independence, “abuses and usurpations” of power lead to the establishment of tyranny. In that respect, the direction of the Biden regime is clear.
DUNCAN DU BOIS
Durban, South Africa
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