Posted on 06/29/2016 4:53:53 AM PDT by Kaslin
Last week's U.K. vote to leave the EU may have come as a shock to many, but the sentiment that led British voters to reject rule from Brussels is nothing unique. In fact it is growing sentiment worldwide.
Frustration with politics as usual, with political parties that really do not differ in philosophy, with an economy that serves the one percent at the expense of the rest of society is a growing phenomenon throughout Europe and in the United States as well. The Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump phenomena are but one example of a frustrated public sensing something is very wrong with society and looking for a way out.
What is happening in the U.K., in Europe, and in the U.S., is nothing less than a breakdown of the entire system. The EU was meant to be a customs union where post-World War II Western Europe could rebuild itself through free trade and a reduction in bureaucracy. Through corruption and political ambition it became an unelected bully government in Brussels, where the well-connected were well compensated and insulated from the votes of mere citizens.
Whatever happens in the near future ---- and it is certainly not assured that the vote to "Brexit" will actually end in the U.K.'s departure from the EU ---- a line has been crossed that supporters of more personal liberty should celebrate. Rule from London is preferable to liberty-minded Britons than rule from Brussels. Just as Texans should prefer rule from Austin to rule from Washington. That doesn't make either option perfect, just more likely to produce more freedom.
Is Brexit the first victory in a larger freedom movement? Can we get out of a system that creates money out of thin air to benefit the ruling class while impoverishing the middle class? Can we get out of a central bank that finances the wars that make us less safe? Can we exit Executive Orders? Can we exit the surveillance state? The PATRIOT Act? Can we exit NDAA and indefinite detention? Can we exit the US worldwide drone program, that kills innocents overseas and makes us ever-more hated?
Getting out of NATO would be a good first move. This Cold War relic survives only by stirring up conflict and then selling itself as the only option to confront the conflict it churned up. Wouldn't it be better to not go looking for a fight in the first place? Do we really need still another NATO military exercise on the Russian border? It should be no surprise that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was fear-mongering on the eve of the Brexit vote, warning U.K. citizens that if they vote to leave they could face increased terrorism.
Likewise, the U.S. would do well to exit the various phony "free trade" agreements that provide advantage to the well-connected elites while harming the rest of us.
The act of exit is liberating. We should make a longer list of those things we would like to get out of. I am only getting started.
Well no, you cant exit any of those things. Clearly anyone who wants such things are selfish and uncaring. Did you ever stop to consider all of the liberal busybodies that would wind up unemployed b/c of it? How could the wealthy elite live off of a few million a year when theyre used to so much more?
No NAFTA...!!
Regardless, NATO wouldn't have been first on my to-undo list. The UN is. Then maybe NAFTA. Then anything and everything related to AGW. Then start cleaning house and cut the government's budget by 50% and it's workforce by 75%.
I feel the same way as you do.
I wonder why he didn’t mention exiting the UN?
Complaining about terrorists being detained and killed, what a friggin loser Ron Paul is.
US out of the UN
UN out of the US
Should have done this in the 1980s.
But, the UN has turned into a bully pulpit for every two-bit dictator. And, absent outright or potential warfare, the UN has stuck its nose into everything else (like any bureaucracy trying to justify its existence).
Also, don't forget that the US has veto power on the Security Council. If the US left that position, there would be endless resolutions passed against the US and Israel.
Perhaps if we just said: OK, we're done with everything else at the UN. We'll pay minimal "dues" to support the Security Council, but we aren't supporting the rest.
> I’m not convinced Russia is not still (or once again becoming) a threat.
It couldn’t be more obvious that the US government and its vassals are the threat and Russia has done little more than the minimum necessary to defend itself. If you’re not convinced, then you should gather more information - information that doesn’t come from propaganda outlets like NYTimes or WaPo.
Here are some “Best of Nigel Farage” vids. Someone should do a post on these!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGNoZfvRoA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQphEsOEh9U
He’s a true hero and a role model for us to look for in politics!
With one referendum, the British people rid themselves of an authoritarian and unaccountable administrative state just 220 miles (London to Brussels) away.
How far is Washington, DC from you?
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