I hope we remember these folks and their co-corrupters on TV and newsprint! I just wish I could have found more pictures of all the driveby propagandists together...
Posted on 04/11/2014 7:58:55 PM PDT by Lorianne
Despite popular belief, every culture of every nation draws a line in the sand against government tyranny. The problem is, many draw this line so close to total defeat that it rarely matters. For the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto, for instance, it wasn't until the Germans had already herded millions onto railroad cars destined for death camps and cornered the rest into dilapidated central housing that the ZOB resistance was formed, only to be wiped out a month later. Perhaps hindsight is 20/20, but clearly too many freedom movements throughout history waited too long to respond to the trespasses of oligarchs.
The Founding Fathers frequently struggled with the proper measure of resistance. Many colonials wanted vengeance on the British after the Boston Massacre in March of 1770, but patriots knew that the timing was not right. The battle to rally citizens to the cause and to educate the masses as much as possible on the facts took precedence over the desire to enter conflict. The Founders endured five more years of British government criminality until nearly 80 farmers and militiamen stood outnumbered on Lexington Green on April 19th, 1775 to confront an army of 700 British regulars on a mission to capture rebel leaders and destroy weapons caches. No one knew at the time that the war would be sparked that day, but everyone knew that a fight was inevitable and near.
I believe the same feeling hangs in the air of modern America for REAL Americans, and by “real”, I mean those who actually support and defend the constitutional values and principles that lay at the foundation of our society. We sense that something is coming; a great change, or an unstoppable reckoning.
The question of when to strike back is pivotal to any resistance movement. Turn to violence too soon or without proper cause in the eyes of the public, and the rebellion may lose the moral high ground and the support of the populace. Wait too long, and the totalitarian hordes may be too far entrenched, forcing the rebellion to fight from a position of strategic weakness.
There are those who might argue that America crossed the “red line” long ago and now our society is simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic while arguing over futile semantics. In certain respects, I can see their point. The U.S. political system is utterly lost. Anyone who still has faith in the Left/Right paradigm after two terms of George W. Bush and nearly two terms of Barack Obama is either insane, or mentally challenged. It should be obvious to Republicans and Democrats alike that our government does NOT represent the average man, and our election process is a sham. Democrats in particular should be equally furious and ashamed as the candidate they blindly worshiped to the point of cultism has now forsaken every value they thought he represented.
The legal apparatus of the U.S. is also beyond repair. Those in the mainstream who argue that grievances with government should be addressed by the courts instead of independent action obviously have not considered that the courts continuously uphold and defend legislation like that contained within the NDAA, which allows for rendition, torture, and even assassination of American citizens without trial or due process. And where are the prosecutions of Constitutional violations by the NSA? Why aren't men like James Clapper in prison for lying directly to Congress. Why hasn't Eric Holder been slapped in irons for his involvement with “Fast and Furious”? And what about the international financiers who back these politicians? How many of them have been prosecuted for their involvement in the toxic derivatives scandals that are destroying our economy to this day?
No, we lost the courts a long time ago. They will do nothing to save this country. But is the fight already over? I think not.
Nihilism is tempting for those people who are lazy and frightened and looking for a philosophical excuse to run away from making a stand. Claiming the fight is lost before it has truly begun is a longstanding tradition amongst millions upon millions of cowards through history. Every freedom fighter in every great revolution for liberty has heard the same arguments that we hear today – “It's too late to change things. The enemy is too powerful and you will be crushed. The nail that sticks up will eventually be hammered down. Your movement is a minority on the fringe and no one will support you. None of you have the guts to really follow through...”
While there is certainly much to despair in the state of our nation, I find the notion that Americans will do nothing in response misplaced and ignorant. From what I have observed, it is not a question of “if” citizens snap, but when.
With objective eyes one could easily see it during the last attempts by the federal government to pass anti-gun legislation that would have led to confiscation. Pro-2nd Amendment protests erupted all over the country (though the MSM mostly ignored them) with participants far outnumbering the miniscule groups in support of gun control. The sentiment amongst millions of gun owners and millions of Liberty Movement proponents was that we were not going to allow government enforcement of new gun laws. Period. If that meant we had to start using those same guns to put an end to government, then that was exactly what we would do. The feds, of course, buckled.
Rather than take the more dangerous and unifying direct route of federal legislation, gun grabbers have shifted strategies, isolating and targeting specific states they believe will be more pliable and easier to conquer. Connecticut and parts of New York, however, have shown that even people in the most socialist of states have no intention of complying with gun registration or confiscation. In Connecticut, only 38,000 high capacity magazines were registered according to the new gun laws, while approximately 2.4 million purchased through retail remain unaccounted for. Only 50,000 “assault weapons” were registered, while at least 300,000 remain unaccounted for. A sizable number of police are also refusing to enforce registration measures (some out of constitutional loyalty, and some out of a desire for self preservation), causing the state of Connecticut to back off of its hard line rhetoric.
I can say with full confidence that the conditions within Connecticut alone would lead to an open shooting war if officials actually attempt to enforce registration and confiscation. If Safe Act-style legislation or executive orders are ever enforced at a national level, I have no doubt revolution would follow.
The latest hotbed I have witnessed is the Bureau of Land Management attack on a cattle farm in Clark County, Nevada owned by Cliven Bundy. The BLM has so far stolen over 500 cattle from Bundy on the grounds that the federal government owns the land his family has been using for grazing pasture for generations. The confiscation was implemented under the auspices of “protection for endangered species”. The species in this instance being a desert tortoise.
The methods used by the BLM resemble a militant raid, with hundreds of agents, helicopters, and even snipers at their disposal. Adding insult to injury and making the issue a national concern, the feds have also staged “First Amendment Zones” miles away from their activities to keep protestors out.
video
This may seem like a minor event, a tiff over cattle grazing or possibly property rights, but there is much more going on here.
Tyranny leaves lasting scars, and each tyrannical act results in an accumulation of wounds on the public psyche that do not heal. In the end, a single event can become a trigger to unleash a torrent of rage pent up in a population for years or decades. The fight for Cliven Bundy's farm has the potential to become such a trigger.
So far, federal abuses have been primarily toward Bundy's cattle, with confiscation ongoing and suspicions that a number of the cows are being killed. Here, protestors try to stop a truck from leaving the area which they believed might be carrying dead animals. Agents respond with dogs and tasers.
video
However, I believe that if this situation escalates into a Waco or Ruby Ridge brand of event, not only Liberty Movement residents of Nevada, but Liberty Movement champions across the nation will indeed finally throw down the gauntlet. What does that mean? It means they are going to start shooting. Opposing groups can debate whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, but the reality is that one way or another, it is going to happen.
Discussions within the movement are far from apathetic. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of eyes are watching every move of the BLM right now, and they should be taking this fact very seriously.
The naysayers will claim that we don't have the will to take action. They are welcome to think whatever they like. But mark my words, Constitutionally minded Americans are not going to stand by and watch another massacre, nor a loss of gun rights, nor will we be entertaining violations of our freedoms for much longer. This society is on the edge of something. It's kinetic, or electric. It is not yet quite visible but it is there, reverberating in the atmosphere. My suggestion to our federal bureaucracy would be to do what they did during the gun debate, and quickly back away.
Of course, we all know they won't.
Do the elites want to stir up insurgency in order to give pretense for a larger crackdown? They very well might. But it is transparent in the way they try to mitigate dissent and offer placation that they do not want a rebellion larger than they can manage. I think it is far too late for that. I think they've pissed off too many people, instead of just enough people. I think that though most pretend-Americans will do nothing but watch in horror or hide in their hovels, the size of resistance to the tides of despotism is growing far beyond common realizations. And, when this resistance erupts, it will shock even those who fully expect it.
BM
Thanks for alerting me to the other side’s perspective.
However, here’s the major difference between the supporters of the tyrants and those fighting for freedom. The Bundys’ are fighting for legitimate property rights that very directly affect them. Millions of people identify with their struggle personally. Many of us have had to deal with hated 3-4 letter government agencies such as the IRS. We understand the feelings of violation, hopelessness and desperation. This has engendered a profound contempt and an intense loathing for these corrupt agents.
The authoritarian Leftists might express their disapproval with their usual vile language, but that’s all sound and fury. These people are like spoiled children, and many if not most of them have received benefits without having earned them. After the drama is over, they can go back to watching their favorite stupid TV show. In a real struggle, I doubt that these metrosexual Lefties will be of any use to their totalitarian Leftist masters.
The producers, like the Bundys’ have earned their keep. They have played by the rules and will not live on their knees. Whether they win or lose, the seeds of contempt for the Federal tyranny will be sown again, and the tree of liberty will rise. This is what the animating contest of liberty is all about.
“There just has to be other ways”
Nope sorry there is no other way. The reason that there is no other way is staring you in the face on TV right now.
What Governor of any sovereign state would tolerate the unannounced arrival of 250 armed federal agents taking over a portion of his turf including the roadway? Its an invasion and there is no other way to describe it.
If the feds really have a legitimate reason to get a mans’ cattle off public land at the very least they would arrange with the state and local Sheriff to send LEO’s to the site while they come in and get the cattle.
In GA the feds have swooped in unannounced and done a couple of arrests but they basically run in and grab someone and get the Heck out before the sheriff can be notified. Otherwise there would be trouble and if this was happening in GA right now the shooting would already have started.
Bottom line is when your local and state officials fail to protect you then at some point the people will protect themselves. That is why you are going to start seeing things erupt in hot spots all over the country until the Governors and sheriff’s take action to defend their own citizens.
Forget who has the legal high ground here. The very fact that 250 armed feds who are not even real LEO’s can march into a state without warning and do as they will. Shut down cell towers and create a no fly zone is absofrickinglutely beyond the pale.
Yup. Reminds me of a song from my youth:
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Tuesday is April 15th. Pay your taxes yet?
Sigh. Posted to the wrong person. On the wrong thread even. Ooops.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
I hope we remember these folks and their co-corrupters on TV and newsprint! I just wish I could have found more pictures of all the driveby propagandists together...
Very quicky Pablo became a very lonely (and unprotected) man, and he died shortly thereafter while being chased across the rooftops of a ghetto.
A person could learn a lot from the death of Pablo Escobar.
Thanks, very interesting.
I just posted it as a separate article. Couldn’t tell the year though.
And another:
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
Packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway,
A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
I’m getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto,
I’ve lived all over this town
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco,
This ain’t no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
I ain’t got time for that now
Transmit the message, to the receiver,
Hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas,
You don’t even know my real name
High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
Everything’s ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,
I might not ever get home
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco,
This ain’t no fooling around
This ain’t no mudd club, or c. b. g. b.,
I ain’t got time for that now
Heard about houston? heard about detroit?
Heard about pittsburgh, p. a.?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peant butter,
To last a couple of days
But I ain’t got no speakers, ain’t got no
Heaphones, ain’t got no records to play
Why stay in college? why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time
Can’t write a letter, can’t send a postcard,
I can’t write nothing at all
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco,
This ain’t no fooling around
I’d like to kiss you, I’d love you hold you
I ain’t got no time for that now
Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
We blended with the crowd
We got computer, we’re tapping phone lines,
I know that ain’t allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
Or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don’t know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
We make a pretty good team
Don’t get exhausted, I’ll do some driving,
You ought to get some sleep
Get you instructions, follow directions,
Then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,
Whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are
Notebooks? they won’t help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
The burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,
Don’t want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don’t take no chances,
You better watch what you say
Because they do not want to appear to support breaking the law.
/////////////////
Interesting: That same concern in no way inhibits the Left from advocating wholesale amnesty and violation of existing immigration law.
Maybe I am not seeing it correctly but, did not our Founding Fathers “appear to support breaking the law” in their day.
And, either way, could they not at least wonder out loud if the EPA of using their regs to advance Senator Reid’s personal financial goals, would we?
Could they not wonder out loud whether surrounding the Bundy area with snipers and helicopters is the correct way to work this issue?
I think they could.
MomJeans is way over his pay grade.
Thanks to WD for bringing that one back to my attention.
Perhaps, though, a better title than “Life During Wartime” would be “Life in the Occupied Territories”.
Caww is not “siding” with Putin. She has a wide and educated view of what is going on in Ukraine. Putin may be in many ways a bad man, but there is no doubt he is acting for the betterment of Russia. We, otoh, have a “president” who is acting for the destruction of America. Putin knows the dangerous evils of Islam and the homosexual agenda and life; our “president” promotes and embodies those evils.
You may say “Well, Putin kills journalists who criticize him”. My answer: Breitbart and Hastings, and who knows how many threatened. “Putin is power hungry”. What about 0bastard and his cabal? Whatever bad you can bring about Putin - and there is plenty - we have right here festering in dee cee. Our country is in terrible danger not from Russia, but from the coup of enemies that is in out own government.
And finally, the current crop of Ukraine leaders are thugs and criminals themselves. Why take one side over the other? Let them duke it out. Whatever side McInsane and 0bastard take, you can be guaran-damn-teed it’s the wrong side.
A government overrun by corrupt leftists describes dee cee precisely. Just add "corrupt Moslem faggot leftists" and you hit the bullseye. Mindless support of Ukraine, along Nato and McInsane and 0bastasrd, is not the right side.
There is no "right" side. It is not OUR FIGHT. We need to clean our own house before our country is destroyed from within.
"The TRADITIONAL American population is decreasing daily. I see nothing that will reverse this trend."
Of course you can't see it...you're thousands of miles away, removed from what's taking place here on he ground. You're so blinded by your cowardice, I'm surprised you can even see the beach chair in which you sit your cowardly, lying a** to post your swill.
Which reminds me...where's the quote, you lying, cowardly, yellow puke? Still too much of a little biyatch to come out and face me, huh? Send your washing machine out to face me...she's more of a man than you are. Worm.
Dawg soldiers up! Woof, woof!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Alex -- where's the quote, liar? Coward. Worm. Puke. Chicken shi'ite.
Dawg soldiers up! Woof, woof!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.