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Allan Crow's avatar

Hey Jim, my curiosity and intuition have taken me a long way, so much so that I am in lock step with you. It isn't easy to educate others about what is unfolding....the devil is in the details, and there are a lot of details.

As an aside, I spent 10 years in the Canadian civil court system defending myself(and my wife)from an oppressive defamation lawsuit filed by a wealthy real estate developer who was seeking a community-altering multi-million dollar rezoning.

Our local community association was publishing newsletters containing revelations the developer did not want people to know, and I was the co-author of some of that material.

Unfortunately, Canada does not have the Sullivan Rule, which would have ended it forthwith.

We ended up with a pyrrhic victory that consumed much of our time, emotional energy and resources. The Province of BC had no anti-SLAPP law at that time.

The law of defamation is nuanced and complicated and as a non-lawyer I know it very well.

I have a great deal of empathy for you and your legal situation and admire your tenacity.

Sadly, the Plaintiffs are the masters of the litigation. They just want to drain(silence) you without ever having an on-the-record discussion related to the facts and one's reasonable beliefs that flow from those facts, and just remember....they don't shoot at dead ducks.

I love your writing and that you sign off with 'Glory to Ukraine'.

Keep on keeping on my friend, I look forward to the day when I can join you and the others in the chat. :)

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Nancy G's avatar

Are you familiar with the late comedian Lenny Bruce and his crucifixion by the courts? I am posting a link below to a website that provides a summary of his legal experiences. They also have transcripts on the website. I wish Bruce had not taken the court cases so seriously ,but he fought them like a warrior even though he lost. It took too much of a toll on him. He probably would have done the same thing even if he knew the outcome. Courts are a game the rich play and most often win. MLK, Jr. won in the churches and on the streets. You win with your writing.

https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/trials-lenny-bruce

FIRE is the Foundation for Individual and Expression. They also provide individual rights advocacy (see website) and legal support (see website). These services were, in the past, available only to university students and faculty; but, in 2022, they were able to extend them to any individuals they choose to help.

Thank you for your intelligence and your moral courage. We need more people just like you.

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