Posted on 10/12/2004 10:17:05 AM PDT by yoe
If sKerry gets elected, look for a subtle or maybe not so subtle shift in the makeup of the armed forces. You saw some of the shape of things to come under the Klintoon administration. The Libs do indeed fear the current military.
I've also been thinking about what Sir Tyler wrote 200 years ago:
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist only until voters discover that they can vote themselves largesses from the public treasury. From that time on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.To me this seems almost prophetic. I'm thinking we're in the "complacency to apathy" stage."The average age of the world's great civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency back again to bondage."
Other thoughts?
I AGREE .. THIS ELECTION IN 2004 IS FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA.
Good point LOL, we do have all the guns, this should be much easier than the first Civil War. Not only do we have them but we know how to use them. CD
Three (3) count'em, trois, tres, drei SUPREME COURTS JUSTICES. Did I mention that THREE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES are at stake. This is Thermopylae and where are we gonna find 300 Spartans. Armageddon. Boys and girls were playing for the future, nay the existence of WESTERN CIVILIZATION. Any questions? Go Bush!
Arm yourselves and your loved ones ping.
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The only difference is there was some legitimate reasons.
Outstanding statement of just what's at stake in this election.
This election is crucial, but the election in 2008, when Hillary wants to win will be crucial also.
Well, IMO.
It would most likely come from the Left rioting, etc, etc, when and if GWB wins.
Remember, to the Left politics IS their religion, so another Bush victory under (what they consider) shady procedures would be akin to crucifying Jesus.
Whether or not it would forment into a civil war, or days/weeks of chaos is the question.
Personally if Kerry wins, I will pray for the US and wait for whatever may come...
I think with the way the country is divided, anything is possible. I would lean more toward the left beginning an armed conflict, but if Kerry won under dubious circumstances I think a major revolt on the right would take place. I think we have already started down the path to a second civil war.
You asked if I would personally
get involved in an armed conflict. If it meant protecting
American citizens and my family or defending the Government then yes I would. Without question.
Possible future developments based on our current trajectory:
* Revocation of tax-exempt status for churches.
* Fines and punishment for speaking publicly against leaders.
* Fines and punishment for speaking publicly against protected constituent groups, incl. sermons referencing abortion and homosexuality.
* Pledge of Allegience removed from all classrooms.
* Federally-maintained list of suspicious "insurgents", known to hold beliefs at odds with the government and an impediment to the international vision.
* Federal usurping of large chunks of industry, for our "protection".* Removal of our guns.
Much of this has been and can be effected through taxation patterns, as we've seen in the last decade with so-called "sin taxes".
I don't rule out an all-out civil war, which is why I say again, arm yourselves for your own protection.
No thanks, we don't want them. They're the folks that are responsible for Western Europe being flushed down the crapper in the first place. Its like NYC residents fleeing to NJ - and now look at what has happened to NJ over the last 20 years, its become a carbon copy of NYC in many ways.
One could write an interesting novel about the subject, or a similar one.
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