November 15, 2012
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I wish…
more people were open to the message of liberty. It saddens me that so many don’t really understand this system we are in, or they approve of it. I just finished watching Ron Paul’s farewell speech to congress, and wow… I’ve never really watched anything on Ron Paul, and I agree with so much of what he says in this speech. He thinks that the only role of government is to mediate disputes between the People and to protect from foreign invasion. I don’t normally talk about this here, because I think the topic is passed over by so many people. The few posts I have written about this, I get a lot of views and very few comments, and no one agrees with me, which I do think is sad.
The fact of the matter is, we do not have freedom and we do not have liberty. What we have now is so far removed from what the Constitution was meant for, it’s very sad. Although I am an Anarchist, I believe that what the Constitution stood for is what’s right. Individual liberty. Inalienable rights as human beings. Freedom from coercion.
People today believe that the force of violence is right and just in certain situations. Why the double standard? It’s okay for the military and government and cops to do harm to others, but not individual citizens? We engage in warfare we have no business doing as a nation. As an example, I recently heard the president say that we will not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons. While I believe NO ONE should have these weapons, who is he to decide who can and can’t have them? Also, I’ve heard the Iranian president say that he wants peace. The corporate media outlets have cut that part out of his speeches whenever he says it, but I’ve seen clips from independent media sources in which he does say he wants peace. The fear of invasion or any real threat has been CREATED by the government. Either the illusion that we are a threatened nation or that we are a threatened nation is because of those in the government, by meddling in the affairs of other nations. And, the fact that we go to war to prevent war is the most ridiculous notion I’ve ever heard. That is not defense. That’s offense. That’s the initiation of force. The government has done a good job at fear mongering if everyone truly believes that we under such threat of imminent attack all the time. If nations do hate us, don’t you think it has to do with our actions against them?
The initiation and threat of violence is immoral, yet it’s tolerated, both against other nations and to ourselves, the American people. The NDAA is just one step closer to fascism. Being locked up indefinitely without trial? Yes, it’s in regards to terrorists…but the language is incredibly broad. If the government deems you a threat to the government for any reason, that’s a terrorist, and they can lock you up. They can lock you up for your beliefs. They’ve been doing it.
You think you’re free? How many laws and regulations are there? In order to just live, there are THOUSANDS of laws regulating how you live your life. How many regulations there are just for income tax? If the “price of freedom” is to have some civil liberties taken away, as some like to say, it’s not worth it. You’re not living your life how you want. You’re living your life in a manner that’s regulated by thousands and thousands of laws. You can’t go to the store and pay with gold or silver. Speaking of living the life you want, Ron Paul is right when he says that we’re living in debt. We don’t have wealth, because most of Americans has a significant amount of debt. We are literally slaves to debt, and it’s not going to get any better. The more the Fed prints money because they can, they create inflation, making your money worth less…and pretty soon worthless.
The state of this country is so bad because of government. If we could just live our lives in a voluntary society, we would be so much better off. It’s sad to me that people don’t see this. It’s not a vision of Utopia. It’s simply a vision of a better world, one in which we are truly free and have real liberty. I was saddened to see everyone either very upset or rejoicing in who won the vote. Why don’t people see that none of these people are going to bring about good change for the world? They are only there for the interests of the corporations. I avoided Facebook and Xanga during that time because the reactions were making me sick. None of these people care about you, as George Carlin said. The government thinks people are stupid sheep, and the government keeps getting proven right. JFK said some similar things to what Ron Paul has said, and three days later he was assassinated. The government is just looking to control you, getting ever closer to tyranny, the very thing the colonists fought to be free from. I wish more people would realize these things, and if they do realize them, to not just roll over and let it happen. Doing nothing is the same as agreeing.
Also, I just have to add that our economic problems are because of government as well. And we do not have a free market. How can a market be free if there are thousands of laws and regulations on it? We do not have Capitalism here. Capitalism means no government regulations. What we have is Corporatism, and it’s ruling our lives.
I urge you to watch this Ron Paul speech, and listen with open ears, and really hear what he’s saying, because he’s right. And I’m going to watch American Horror Story now…
Comments (15)
First, I gotta say is the future belongs to those who prepare, so prepare goddamit lol and The American Dream is now The American Nightmare. The sheeple will never understand this until it’s too late though. They are brainwashed to think everythings okay but it’s not. Reality is that our rights are slowly being taken away and the system is crumbling. I don’t have my hopes in any political party or even in Ron Paul saving the day either… My hopes is that the American people will wake up and not accept this crap. In other countries they rise up and revolt when things they don’t like are trying to be enforced on them. But why not us? Changing the attitude and mindset is the only way to see real change. And even though I think we are on a slippery downward slope that we can’t easily recover from I still wish we were more united… Maybe when things get worse it will happen.
In my class today one person said something that I believe is agreeing with what you said: We control and want control over everything to the point that it is causing more trouble than anything else. That is the issue we want there to be control. But in order for their to be control there has to be someone controlling it. We have misconstrued what the Constitution said about what this country was suppose to be. I don’t really consider us slaves because we, the individual, do have a choice. Maybe we are controlled to an extent, true. But we are still free to fight against it, if we chose.
The U.S. is already locking people up without trial forever. Guantanamo Bay. And they call them terrorists, but they have never had a trial or had anybody prove they were terrorists, and huge numbers of people have been released because they weren’t. It kind of ticks me off that Americans are so mad about NDAA but not about Gitmo. It only matters when they do it to them, they don’t care about other people.
I’m Canadian, and we have a system with a Constitution similar to yours in many ways. None of us are free. I’m tired of a government that thinks I have no rights at all, that thinks it can control my body, who I sleep with, whether I give birth, what I can write on the Internet. No we are not free.
@TheThoughtsofJake - I agree, not any one person will save the day, but I agree with many of his ideas on things should be. And yes, mindsets do need to be changed, and it’s up to the People to actually change things. This is why I get frustrated when people don’t realize the Truth and how things really are..or they deny it. In order to change the mindset though, I think people still need to speak, even if it is frustrating.
@BookographyReviews - There’s only the illusion of choice. We are supposed to be free to be able to challenge the government if we as the People don’t agree with what they’re doing. But what do you suppose would happen if anyone were to truly do this? It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out. Look at how they’ve regulated the OWS movement. On the one year anniversary, they corralled the protesters like sheep and cattle and provocateurs initiated violence in the peaceful crowd. No one can protest in the presence of secret service and there are “free speech zones.” Since when does the first amendment say that free speech is restricted to zones? They’ve created laws to prevent any major breakouts of civil unrest or civil disobedience and they treat peaceful people in despicable manners.
I agree. His speech was truly powerful and spot on. It’s sad that people do not understand the abuse of government.
@EmilyandAtticus - I don’t agree with anyone being locked up..but I use the NDAA only as an example of how the government is using the law against its own people, and no one realizes how dangerous this is, and continue to support the government’s actions. Before my eyes were opened to the true immoralities of the idea of government, I thought I would rather live in Canada than here..but unfortunately, I no longer think that way :/
@myareoplane - Yes, exactly. And it was very powerful.
@crazy2love - It’s just as wrong to use it against other people. The reason I answered you is you said the NDAA applies to “terrorists.” It doesn’t. It applies to people the government accuses of being terrorists, without proof. Huge difference. People think Gitmo is OK, so they opened the door to the NDAA, and not objecting to Gitmo means they don’t have much moral ground to object to the NDAA. That was my point. As for living in Canada, it’s a matter of degree. I think we are better on these issues than the U.S., but not as good as we could be.
Sorry I got so wrapped up in my point I didn’t say that I was agreeing, just elaborating on one of your points. The thing about them being terrorists, that actually supports your point too, because they tell people “oh they are just terrorists,” and people just accept rights infringements on that. I think this is a really insightful blog. I wish more people saw things so clearly.
I agree with you and Ron Paul on a lot of things. I think surely there is a way to make this country what it was intended to be — a collaboration with the government really being representatives of the people rather than the officials’ methods making it seem like some looming third party. However, our society has become largely childish and is not willing to take responsibility for themselves in order to claim liberty.
How are the people to change things when they are giving away any power they once held?
@EmilyandAtticus - Right, exactly. And, if you look up the definition of terrorist or terrorism, it means anyone who creates terror using coercion. A man who beats his children is a terrorist. And not to get off topic, but that’s why the “war on terror” is absolutely ridiculous. And yes, it’s terrible that people accept the justification that “oh, they are terrorists, so it’s okay that they’re locked up without trial,” no matter who it is and where they’re being kept. Thank you for the clarification on your point =]
@lanney - Yes, I think people have become largely compliant with the direction things are going, and it’s so unfortunate. I wonder what will have to happen for people to stop being compliant with a broken system.
@Thatslifekid - Civil disobedience. Refusal to accept the system. Activism. Standing up for what you believe is right even if the arbitrary consequences are something less than desirable. The colonists were willing to die for their liberty, and I agree. It is something worth dying for.
You’re just mad because you can’t sell your candles and soaps and you have to go back to your mom’s place. You’re a blamer, we’re not that different you and I.
@RulerofMasons - Ha, this has nothing to do with my candles.
@crazy2love - Sorry I like my rap sheet the way it is: clean.
What you have written is very true. And in my short 58 years I have seen more and more Gov. in your face. This is part of the reason we had a civil war. And if we are not careful we will have another civil war. Bro. Doc