Posted on 04/29/2014 8:52:21 AM PDT by wastoute
Well, I will do it if no one else will. Beck is imploring us to drop the hate and anger.
First, I don't believe it was anger in my heart that made me want to rush to Bundy's side upon learning SWAT teams were terrorizing him and his family. I do believe it was love for my grandchildren and their posterity than made me consider putting my life on the line.
I do believe that nonviolence requires several things to work. Ghandi knew his "audience" was the folks back in England who would find violence against him and his abhorrent. MLK knew the Christians of America in the early 60s would see the tactics of the Bull Conners abhorrent. Certainly, my parents did. So AN HONEST MEDIA is the first requirement of non violent resistance. Second, an authority that will respond to the passions stirred by that honest media. Anybody wanna place their grandchildren's lives in the hands of this regime?
I don't know which media Beck thinks will fulfill the first requirement. I know this is what he is trying to do with The Blaze I I love him for it. I pray for his success daily. I doubt his effort has enough momentum to carry this freight. As to the second requirement, see above. Would you trust the folks in DC with your grandchildren?
Our Saviour asked us to "be wise as serpents and harmless as doves". He asked us to love our enemies. At the same time allowing murder and corruption to continue is "conspiring to commit murder and corruption".
If I could be convinced there was a chance for nonviolent resistance to prevent another Waco or Ruby Ridge I would be all for it. At the same time I will not see another Waco and do nothing.
Nothing contentious of import was ever solved without force
Ever.
White people have lost their minds and their spines
WeakX1000
We deserve to lose our birthright of civilization
We won’t fight for it
We won’t even acknowledge the fight or name our enemies
Instead we just condemn our ancestry and lie prostrate for our enemies for any transgression only we can be guilty of
It feels like it happened quick but it didn’t
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Agreed that it will probably take generations to un wind what has been done but the tide has to turn now and the gummint needs to know that if it resists the tide it will spark violence. “Our Masters” need to have no doubt about this. They can play all the Alinskyite race cards and whatever else but they need to be aware we are here and there will be thousands (or more) who “have not bent a knee to Baal”.
I’m always cheerful. Maybe I’ll rub off on you. :-)
I agree. Nothing short of a Divine shakeup will get us truly back on course.
I also think part, not all, of Beck's reasoning here is that he feels violence is inevitable---and wants to be on the record for the nonviolent approach before it happens; as we know anyone in the media to the right of NPR will get some blame.
I believe an apology is in order. Are you man enough to give it?
It should have said....All what you say is true, but I believe he is right this time. If we choose to fight with Bundy, we had better be prepared to go the whole way. I am sure there are not many here who are NOT more than ready.
I apologise if my first post was understood other than intended.
I stand by my comment.
Violence had already been laid on some protesters and Bundy’s cattle.
More one side violence would have been administered by the BLM
had patriots not showed up to defend Bundy.
It was already a powder keg before Patriots showed up
It is you and Beck that has a screw loose.
Peace thru strength, as Reagan often said.
I should have said the KGB needed to keep King’s hands clean. They ran both King and the black “revolutionary” groups.
Who is paying Glen Beck?
All I can say is GO and retaliate. Put your action where your mouth is and show all that you REALLY mean what you say. I will stand beside you if all he’ll breaks loose because of your action. I might have a screw loose but I know the line has yet to be crossed by either side. Oh THEY are dancing on it but they have yet to cross it. Will you?
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