The United States of America, as a political construct, was sold to the early population of Americans as a panacea to right the wrongs done to them by the British crown. Whether the Constitution actually sought to establish those rights for the people or was a ruse in itself to retain control of the population by a powerful elite has been thoroughly debated elsewhere. What was established, regardless of intent or purpose, was that in order to be free, one must not only possess, but be protected in exerting certain individual rights. The right to free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to defend oneself with firearms from others and a tyrannical government (in this case a hostile competing ideology), freedom from government forces in our homes, freedom to have papers, effects and the sanctity of the home free from unwarranted searches and seizures, freedom from being forced to testify against oneself and to enjoy life, liberty and property unless forfeited through due process of law, freedom from being imprisoned without cause or accused by some anonymous person, freedom to a jury trial of peers, freedom from excessive bail and other cruel and unusual punishments, freedom to enjoy other rights not otherwise listed, freedom of states to exercise rights not otherwise prohibited to them. The harm done to any of these rights anywhere on the continent harms them all and for anyone who seeks to exert those rights in the future. The rights, once harmed, disappear.
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read the entire post. take your time. if you don't understand it read it again. and again if necessary until you do.then ask yourself this: what are you willing to do?
ReplyDeleteThe American Right and Traditional America have *always* failed Malone's challenge from The Untouchables "And then what are you prepared to do?"
DeleteCowardice and passivity - for lack of better terms - have been made not only virtues, but the highest of virtues. In the face of every outrage, every affront, every attack, the response is always the same: "That's not who we are!" "We can't sink to their level!" "But we have jobs and families, so we can't!"
And that's how we got here.
That might be both the most depressing and most inspiring thing I've read in a long time.
ReplyDeleteWHOA! I disagree totally and couldn't read anymore.
ReplyDeleteCheck out some Lysander Spooner:
The Constitution has no inherent authority or obligation. It has no authority or obligation at all, unless as a contract between man and man. And it does not so much as even purport to be a contract between persons now existing. It purports, at most, to be only a contract between persons living eighty years ago. And it can be supposed to have been a contract then only between persons who had already come to years of discretion, so as to be competent to make reasonable and obligatory contracts. Furthermore, we know, historically, that only a small portion even of the people then existing were consulted on the subject, or asked, or permitted to express either their consent or dissent in any formal manner. Those persons, if any, who did give their consent formally, are all dead now. Most of them have been dead forty, fifty, sixty, or seventy years. And the constitution, so far as it was their contract, died with them. They had no natural power or right to make it obligatory upon their children. It is not only plainly impossible, in the nature of things, that they could bind their posterity, but they did not even attempt to bind them. That is to say, the instrument does not purport to be an agreement between any body but “the people” then existing; nor does it, either expressly or impliedly, assert any right, power, or disposition, on their part, to bind anybody but themselves. Let us see. Its language is...
Let us consider these two matters, voting and tax paying, separately. And first of voting:
All the voting that has ever taken place under the Constitution, has been of such a kind that it not only did not pledge the whole people to support the Constitution, but it did not even pledge any one of them to do so, as the following considerations show.
1. In the very nature of things, the act of voting could bind nobody but the actual voters. But owing to the property qualifications required, it is probable that, during the first twenty or thirty years under the Constitution, not more than one-tenth, fifteenth, or perhaps twentieth of the whole population (black and white, men, women, and minors) were permitted to vote. Consequently, so far as voting was concerned, not more than one-tenth, fifteenth, or twentieth of those then existing, could have incurred any obligation to support the Constitution...
All political power, so called, rests practically upon this matter of money. Any number of scoundrels, having money enough to start with, can establish themselves as a “government”; because, with money, they can hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort more money; and also compel general obedience to their will. It is with government, as Caesar said it was in war, that money and soldiers mutually supported each other; that with money he could hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort money. So these villains, who call themselves governments, well understand that their power rests primarily upon money. With money they can hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort money. And, when their authority is denied, the first use they always make of money, is to hire soldiers to kill or subdue all who refuse them more money.
http://praxeology.net/LS-NT-6.htm
Lysander Spooner was a good writer and he had some original ideas. He was also a fucking communist, a member of the "First International".
DeleteHe writes:
ReplyDelete"To those who can or will do nothing other than vote: At least, do that."
Nope. If it is immoral for you to covet your neighbor's goods and go over and hit him on the head, throw him in a cage and take what you covet, it is equally immoral to vote for someone that will do the same by proxy by sending in others with a costume and a badge to do the same thing. Voting itself is an immoral act of violence by proxy ...
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ― Frédéric Bastiat
He also writes:
"Time's up. Go with God."
Again, nope. I don't believe in gods/ghosts ... and those who do are more than likely to do me in as much as the Bolsheviks. If you don't leave me be, I'll see them and you in my sights 'til I have not a breath left.
Your personal beliefs have absolutely nothing to do with it. If you really can't see the difference between religious folks and communists, then you're utterly delusional, barely an American, certainly neither a Patriot nor a Rifleman. You might be able to line up your sights and pull the trigger, but you fail the basics of proper target selection.
DeleteNone of these actions by BLM and ANTIFA would have taken place if, on the very first instance of violence, the perpetrators had suffered the consequences of their actions, i.e. been shot where they stood, holding loot or lighters.
ReplyDeleteYah, yah, I know, according to the MSM all of these actions were justified in retaliation for George Floyd and they're just "peaceful protestors". Peaceful protestors don't loot businesses and burn them to the ground.
As the article states, this all about the Left regaining POWER, by any means necessary.
If all of this is going on now, what's going to happen when Trump is re-elected.
There's going to be an orgy of violence, that's what is going to happen.
Nemo
Trumps campaign and first two years the entire Democrat apparatus focused on Russian collusion. (Mueller Special Counsel etc)
DeleteYear Three was Impeachment
Isn't it interesting in year four China releases a virus, BLM and ANTIFA go full kinetic violence, 60 days straight as of yesterday. Socialist Mayors enabling the violence and verbally blaming Trump.
If you think any of this is mere coincidence, you are sadly delusional.
It now is coming to light the FBI knew the entire Russian collusion was BS. Congressman Schitt knew is was BS but lied repeatedly.
Its been one big lie, well orchestrated, and the American public was feed this BS for four years. Hell, even the CDC, NIH, and a slew of doctors are all lying to us right now.
Lastly, in response to UnberFisher - I doubt it, I do underestimate the stupidity of the average voter.
Ya'll really think Trump's gonna win?
ReplyDeleteYes.
DeleteAgreed Nemo. That's why you can't find ammo anywhere. People on both sides think we are going to war afyer the election.
ReplyDeleteAmerica Sucks! Long Live America!
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