Posted on 06/11/2009 11:33:11 AM PDT by Welshman007
An ill wind is blowing in America. Ordinary citizens from coast to coast are feeling a growing sense of outrage over what they are witnessing in Washington. At least one talk radio host states that the rage he is hearing from his listeners indicates that trouble is brewing beneath the surface that could erupt into the streets, not in violence, but in peaceful protest that sends a signal to Washington.
Thanks very much for the pings to this thread. Thanks to every poster. BIG THANKS to Noumenon and Jeff Head for their outstanding, thought-provoking posts and many, many others offering counterpoint, historical lessons, links, assessments, activism on other fronts, ways-forward advice, optimism, pessimism and a broad range of patriotism and love of country and freedom/life.
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My sentiments exactly, roses of sharon! Thank you ever so much for these wonderful passages from Justice Brown.
Absolutely OUTSTANDING essay/post Noumenon!!!
It's been expanded slightly and the language modified for verbal delivery and also to try and reach a wider audience. I have no idea where this is going to lead. I suspect that I'll wind up on a few more government lists, but what the hey - whats a few more at this stage of the game?
I've gotten some encouragment to step forward as a leader. I don't know that I'm that much of a leader. and that begs the question: a leader of what? I've run my own business, hired and fired in other corporate venues, and I take responsibility for my actions.
In any case, what I've written here and what I plan to deliver is only the result of my modest grasp of history and human nature. I have degrees in neither, only my experience and a will to comprehend as much as I can. Does that make me a leader? I don't know.
When I think of the sacrifices that the brave and determined men and women made on that April 19th day in 1775, I feel very small. These people were better than I'll ever be. Well, you never know who you really are until the SHTF. I expect that we're going to find out Real Soon Now.
I can hear that distant thunder. It's war. And it's coming. Here. Soon. I'll do what I can.
Truer words have not been spoken regarding the situation we're now in — up to our eyeballs.
You wrote: "You must understand that the people who've now gotten their hands on the apparatus of the State would rather rule in Hell than live in peace with the rest of us. They will happily reduce Western civilization to stinking pile of rubble and corpses as long as they believe that they will be the ones sitting on top of the ruins."
It is said that Nature abhors a vacuum. Well, all manner of satanic evil is rushing in to fill the God-sized vacuum left in the wake of the "God-is-dead movement." Preeminently including the "Marxist meat puppet" and his legion of worshippers....
These people are totally insane. Everything they say, think, and do is based on a pack of lies. But they are not invincible. For what is built on a lie cannot long stand. And the "fire of Liberty" is still very much burning within the hearts of what I believe is the majority of Americans. Perhaps it's just a tiny spark at this point; it must be fanned into open flame.
And that's where people like you come into the picture. Do not worry yourself about whether or not you are a leader, whether or not you are "qualified" to be a leader, etc., etc. Take it from me: You are a Leader. True leaders are usually not "self-selected" anyway. They are selected by their followers. So, you're just stuck with it, my friend. And thank God for you!
Your planned Fourth of July Tea Party speech is the truth on steroids. It is a Truth that can set us free. I hope that other people planning speeches for Independence Day will massively crib from your text!
We must galvinize hearts and minds to achieve the critical mass necessary to become an "immovable object" and a "stumbling block" for the Marxist Meat Puppet and His Minions. That whole gang is straight out of Hell, and should be sent back there with greatest dispatch. JMHO FWIW
They can't steal America from us — unless WE let them. Thus I so agree with your observation:
But if you choose to do nothing and surrender to the evil that has overtaken us, not only is your cause lost, but so is everyone else’s. Your surrender will only strengthen those who would perpetrate their evil on others. And that's the greatest crime of all.Beautiful, beautiful testimony, dear Noumenon. May God be with you on Independence Day! I'll be at the Boston Tea Party then. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.
You know, the funny thing about this is that Jeff Head, and I and others Like Ace with his brilliant and searing Provincial Proverbs series have been saying this sort of thing for years.
And for the most part, we were ignored and/or laughed at.
Nobody’s laughing now.
Apparently, they aren’t fed up enough to spend 25 dollars a year to protect their Rights.
No, I won’t and will not count on them.
I have been freeping with hosepipe for years. He is one of the luminaries on this site. Lurk more and you will not be so quick to judge.
I respect you, Amos, but I won't abide the doom and gloom demoralizing talk from anyone, including hosepipe.
Lurk more and you will not be so quick to judge.
I lurked at this site for two years before I ever posted. I saw and read enough in that time to know that this is the best conservative forum on the internet.
I don't care how long someone's been posting, or if the balance of their contributions are noteworthy and admirable. If they say something that I disagree with, I'm going to tell them.
That being said, I have a mind and a voice, and I will respond to anyone who posts here, at my own choosing. I also can't stand people who try to pull rank on newer forum members.
I well remember those days Noumenon. We've both been around here for a long time, more than 13 years. I well remember the "frog in the pot" analogy. I wasn't doing any of the laughing. Clearly, you were right then, just a little early.
But what wasn't clearly visible then is clearly visible now. Your "prophecy" has been fulfilled. Now that the matter is clearly visible, we can't pretend any longer that it isn't really there — nor deny that, as Americans, we have a right, even a duty, to take measures to restore the public order.
Amen to that.
LOL
I think your self rightuousness is what set me off. Try a gentler approach.
You’re right, betty. There was always a small corps of realists, students of history and human nature who got the lessons.
When you contemplate the real history of the last century, you know beyond a doubt that wishful thinking and whistling past the graveyard more often than not will get you enslaved or dead.
We now know that over 220 million - that’s 220 MILLION - people have been killed by their own governments since the beginning of the 20th century. Not casualties of war, but casualties of an evil that now appears to have the upper hand here today. It’s that unappeasable appetite to control - and ultimately to consume - mankind.
As our friend Lurker has said - there’s only one way this can end...
With your permission, I’d love to use your tagline in my speech.
It’s not self-righteousness, Amos. It’s real frustration with doom and gloomers spreading their demoralizing commentary all over the board.
Normally, I’d just take a pass on someone else’s pessimism and dour outlook, but this time is like no other in living memory. We’re about to embark upon an historic fight for the future of this country.
Negative commentary does nothing to bolster the resolve and courage of those who read here, and likely causes some to be less firm in what little resolve and certainty they do have.
This really just isn’t the time for it. All I ask, is that folks try to keep the worst of their pessimism to themselves when commenting to the group. It’s just not helpful.
As far as my approach, my first response was tongue-in-cheek. A bit on the snarky side, but not intended to insult. I think it was plenty gentle.
I am not a cheap date. Front toward enemy. Molon labe.
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I’d be honored.
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