Posted on 10/28/2009 5:57:14 AM PDT by Hank Kerchief
[Part 1 of this series.]
While some are advocating some kind of armed resistance, and others think a second civil war may be inevitable, even necessary, (having forgotten, perhaps, the horrors of the first, from which the South has never totally recovered), a revolution of striking producers has advantages over force that may not be immediately apparent:
Historically, creators and producers have opposed war, not as pacifists, but because the nature of war is contrary to production and creativity. With no opposition at all to a truly defensive war, the producers of the world only resort to war when given no other choice. More than any other people, producers understand the necessity of rights, particularly property rights and the right to individual liberty. On those rights they accept no compromise—individual rights are not negotiable. But war is never conducive to the kind of free society necessary to genuine production and creativity and the creation of wealth.
The advantages of a strike over force are these:
1. A violent or forceful revolt, or civil war, requires the recruitment of young able-bodied "fighting" men, capable of dealing with both the physical and mental rigors of war and violence. The number of actual active participants is severely limited.
Virtually every producer can participate in a strike. No one has to simply "support" the revolution as a cheer-leading spectator, but can "actively" contribute to the revolution. No one needs to say, "but what can I do?" They can go on strike, and however limited their contribution is as a producer, it will be missed.
2. In a violent revolution, both sides suffer casualties, deaths and the destruction of property.
Because a strike is planned by the producers, they can make preparations to minimize any negative consequences of the revolt; and because they are producers, they are more likely to have the personal resources and competence to supply their own needs. The "sufferers" in this kind of revolt are those who need the producers, that is, the parasites. If there are deaths, or loss of property, it will be those who are incompetent and incapable of making plans, and unable to produce what they need who suffer and die.
3. A violent revolution requires some kind of organizing directing body, a, "chain of command," with some authority to direct the actions of the revolt. A strike is entirely voluntary requiring no authority—think of it as a "free-market" revolution.
4. Because there is no body of leaders or any individuals directing a strike, there is no one individual, or group of individuals, for the government to target. Even if the government thinks some leaders are directing the revolt, going after them will only increase the vehemence of the strike.
5. There is no way for the government to prevent or defend itself against a strike. There is no way to defend against people not acting. The government may try to pass laws, in order force some professions from "striking," but this will only make it more obvious the government views such individuals as "slaves of the state."
Implementation
I mentioned at the end of my previous piece that the "strike" revolution is "very simple." Someone remarked, "simple, but not easy."
If by easy is meant, "without cost," he is right. This is a revolution, after all. Does anyone think freedom comes without a price?
The idea is not "going Galt," but my earlier article on the rebellion in Atlas Shrugged describes what an "individualist" revolution is, and discusses the price of that revolution.
There will certainly be a price, and each individual will have to decide how they will deal with that price, but the implementation is simplicity itself. In the same way that tea parties and other protests have been "organized," the strike can be organized. The only real organizing that must be done is settling on a date the strike will begin.
There does not have to be a broad agreement on the date, but everyone is free to make suggestions about it, or declare when they will go on strike. This can be done in a number of ways, and again will be done by individuals who have the means to contribute to the strike.
Anyone with a WEB page, blog, or forum, for example can help promote the strike. They might invite contributors and comments suggesting a date for the strike. Perhaps others can provide forms for individuals to pledge themselves (and their fortunes and sacred honor) to supporting our revolution. [Personal information should be avoided, of course.]
All this kind of revolution will require is the resolve and courage of the producers to loudly proclaim, "we will no longer serve you." The strike is a message to the parasite, "you need us—we do not need you;" a message sent in terms they cannot misunderstand—the only thing the producers want form the parasites is for them to, "get out of our way."
Why A Strike is Necessary
There is nothing wrong with protests and tea parties, especially if they help spread the word to more people about what is going on in our government and society. When as many as 2 million protesters marched on Washington, however, it was practically ignored by the MSM.
It is unlikely that even if the number was 4 million, or 6, it would receive a lot more attention, and it certainly will not faze those in power who really do not care what the people think or want, especially those trouble-making freedom-loving patriotic individualists. They don't care how much the producers scream and complain, just so long as they keep delivering the food and fuel, and tending to the sick, and they can take the credit for it.
You can yell all you want, "we will no longer serve you," but they will not believe you until you lay down your shovels, hammers, and stethoscopes, shut off your pumps, turn off your engines or computers, and walk out.
Why You Must Strike
The strike is going to happen with or without you. As mentioned in the previous article, Doctors are already planning to quit or retire early if ObamaCare is enacted. The doctors know ObamaCare will turn them into state slaves, and it will produce poorer heath care for everyone, and they just will not be a part of it.
The productive wealthy are already leaving the country, some to protect their wealth, even more because they can just no longer endure government oppression and control of their lives.
If you do not choose to strike, taking away from the parasites what they are counting on you to provide, those who do know what the parasites are planning for them, the doctors, and those whose wealth sustains this country and economy, will not be available to you either, and you will find yourself suffering along with the parasites.
The irony is, if you do not voluntarily stop producing, the government is going to force you to stop working anyway, and when that happens, there will be no way to go back. Here is what is already happening:
1. Complete regulation and control of every aspect of food production and handling.
The provisions of this law are so draconian no one in any part of the food production and handling industry, no farmer, food store, restaurant, or food trucker, will be able to comply with it. The criminal and civil penalties include, "prison terms of up to 10 years and/or fines of up to $100,000 for each violation." The number of people who will be driven out of businesses by these repressive laws cannot even be estimated.
2. The destruction of businesses producing or providing products for children.
3. Persecution, prosecution, arrest, and imprisonment of individuals for the crime of producing. (See the link).
It does not matter what your job is or what business you are in, everything the Obama-and-company government does is against you and is designed to take your job away. Everyone knows the economy may never recover from the damage already done to the dollar by the so-called bail-out. The entire global-warming cap-and-tax fraud is a"planned recession" that will destroy more companies and jobs, because Obama hates business and every genuine producer and would destroy them all if he could.
In The Meantime
More details of how individuals can plan and prepare for the strike, and how those who choose to, can work together, will be provided in the next article.
The specific demands the strikers must make, and the conditions that must be met before they will return to work will have to wait for the next article as well.
In the meantime, the tea parties and protests should continue, and ought now to be used to announce to the world our planned strike—to make producers aware of it, so they can participate—to make parasites aware of it, so they can worry—though most will be much too dense to understand or believe it.
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Hank
But then again.....the tree of liberty is thirsty.....
Ping.
Love Walter Williams.
Thanks for the link.
place holder
I’m ready for either one, preferably a strike, but it’s with a sad heart that I say it.
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams.
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams.
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams,
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
As silence drowns the screams.
Between the iron gates of fate,
The seeds of time were sown,
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known;
Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no-one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back
and laugh.
But I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying.
Peter Sinfield - 1969
And when it’s all said and done, the Long Marchers will still own the schools, media, and mass opinioneering mechanisms.
Give it another generation of such and its over. In any population of any nation/culture/society, the numbers of those who can not think beyond the bottom of their own bellies or the reach of their own gonads will always be the bulk of the population.
The destructionist left appeals directly to such, and no amount of indirect engagement will ever reduce the ability of the destructionist left to motivate, manipulate and useful idiot that large pop group.
Bump for later reading as I’m on the road....
Congress does seem to be intent upon shutting down the country...amazing more agriculturally based states haven’t told them where to stick it...yet.
Sometimes I think about putting all possessions in my wifes name so I can speak out against the homersexuals.
Where’s Greg Lake lately?
Thanks for the ping.
Yes and no.
Yes, they will still own the schools, media, and mass opinioneering mechanisms. And, yes, these still influence the weak-minded.
But their behavior is rapidly discrediting these institutions to the point that even the “weak-minded” are becoming cynical and disdainful of them.
Many of us have been saying this for a long time, even before Zero became our Dear Leader. There is no other way, short of tar and feathering our politicians to change the landscape of our tax and spend government.
Strike!
“from which the South has never totally recovered)”
Uh...I believe we’ve recovered just fine here in TX, thank you.
Good post. I’ve already cut way back on productivity and hours worked specifically because I will not support evil. Obama may destroy our freedom, but he will not do it using tax dollars generated by my labor. I am hoping and praying for a complete and total failure of every new program advocated by Pelosi/Obama/Reid, and of every company that accepted my stolen tax dollars through TARP/Bailout (and, yes, I have the list and am boycotting every one of those companies and banks).
Alive and well from what I’ve last heard. Not too active on the music scene, though. I saw Fripp last winter, he played very well, but he’s gotten a bit timid i think, he sort of hides in the background.
I believe all of the original King Crimson band is still alive and well. Hope so, some very profound music they made.
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