Snopes Confirms Judge Abler Letter

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Did Keith M. Alber Write, 'Opinion From a Former Judge'?
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Claim: A former California judge named Keith M. Alber wrote a letter to a newspaper, titled "Opinion From a Former Judge," that lists nine steps on how to overturn a democracy.
Rating: Correct Attribution

A former California judge named Keith M. Alber truly wrote a letter that appeared in a newspaper under the title "Opinion From a Former Judge" and spread across Facebook since at least December 2021. We confirmed the letter's authenticity by speaking with Alber over the phone. One of the more popular postings of the article came from a Facebook account named Chad Jones. As of mid-May 2022, that post had been shared more than 11,000 times. The letter read as follows:

Opinion From a Former Judge
I am a student of law whose age is 85. My first year of college was 68 years ago. One class I took was political science. A half-page of my textbook essentially outlined a few steps to overturn a democracy.
1) Divide the nation philosophically.2) Foment racial strife.3) Cause distrust of police authority.4) Swarm the nation's borders indiscriminately and unconstitutionally.5) Engender the military strength to weaken it.6) Overburden citizens with more unfair taxation.7) Encourage civil rioting and discourage accountability for all crime.8) Control all balloting.9) Control all media.
What was printed in 1954 as a possible diabolic nightmare has become an emerging reality. I hope that Americans will unite enough to pen a good finish - Go dwelling.
Keith M. Alber, California

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Did Keith M. Alber Write, 'Opinion From a Former Judge'?

<meta charset=utf-8;utf-8"><meta charset=utf-8;utf-8">Among the purported steps to overturn democracy were <span style="font-size: revert;">"divide the nation philosophically</span>" and "control all media."

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[mattfivefour]

Wow, he nailed it right on the head. It's as though the people behind the current government read his paper and decided to implement it, step by step.

 

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Wow, he nailed it right on the head. It's as though the people behind the current government read his paper and decided to implement it, step by step.

Zephyr said the same thing! O.O

 

[Ronnie]

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:1