Posted on 06/03/2005 1:00:44 PM PDT by mommadooo3
Excerpts from 101 THINGS TO DO 'TIL THE REVOLUTION
Posted on 05/14/2000 21:47:37 PDT by arcane
Excerpts from 101 THINGS TO DO 'TIL THE REVOLUTION By Claire Wolfe
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"This book is dedicated to you, the enemy of the state."
From the Forward:
America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.
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On the road to tyranny, we've gone so far that polite political action is as useless as a miniskirt in a convent. But most people are still standing around numb and confused, knowing something's wrong with the country, but hoping it isn't quite as bad as they're beginning to suspect it is.
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Something's eventually going to happen. Government will bloat until it chokes us to death, or one more tyrannical power grab will turn out to be one too many.
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The "revolution" of the book title may never be a shooting war. I hope to hell it isn't. But it will be a time of explosive change, of chaos, of entrenched power fighting for it's life against the forces of freedom, or of power collapsing and leaving a vacuum. It will happen.
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The ideas in this book mostly fall into three categories:
Self-liberation - things that are a good idea no matter what the government does or doesn't do;
Monkey-wrenching - little irritants to help wake people up and bring the system down (bit by bit);
Preparation - things that could help you survive the worst of the mess, once the government's fecal matter finally does hit the rotary airfoil. ....
One final warning. There are a few ideas in this book that would probably be illegal if you actually carried them out. A few more might be illegal in one state but OK in another.
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I can't and wouldn't advice you to do anything illegal. Of course, these days, there are 11 million pages of federal laws and regulations (which would take you 23,000 years to read). There are 200 pages of new laws and regs everyday. There are God knows how many state and local citizens, who have no idea what's legal or illegal anymore - leaving them prepared to follow any order issued by someone with a badge or federal ID card. If I advised you to fill a mud puddle in your driveway, chances are I'd be inciting you to violate the federal wetlands act. If I suggested you kill a cockroach, we'd probably both be conspiring to violate the Cockroach Protection Act of 1973. On the other hand, if you didn't kill that cockroach, you'd probably be violating the Urban Sanitation Act of 1967.
We're reaching the Orwellian point at which, "that which is not forbidden is compulsory."
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In order to keep from getting arrested or sued, however, the publisher and I have to tell you that any ideas about illegal or potentially illegal ideas are For Educational Purposes Only, and that we aren't recommending that you follow any of them.
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The only thing I hope is that you live in freedom, as you see fit, with as little interference as possible from government busybodies and bullies. If the suggestions in this book help you do that, good, but your life belongs to you. Live it well. Live it bravely. Live it smart.
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Excerpts from Chapter One. (The only chapter. The other 100 things to do are simply numbered things with no further chapter formatting.):
1. Don't write to your congresscritter Put down that pen! Close that word processing program! Forget all that happy crap you learned in civics class about sharing your views with your "representative." You don't have a representative any more. You merely have someone who thinks he or she is your "leader," unfettered by either your opinions or the Constitution.
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Marx was wrong: religion isn't the opiate of the masses, in modern America, the drug that keeps us numb, dumb and well-behaved is a belief that we can still make a difference by politely voicing our views to our would-be rulers and owners.
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4. Don't vote. It only encourages them. If voting could change the system, it would be illegal. That's old, but wise advice from an anarchist. In some of the world's dictatorships, voting is compulsory. Think about the implications of that.
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8. Kill your TV When we're watching TV, our brain waves are nearly identical to what they are when we're hypnotized. Think about it - the way a TV set draws your eyes even when you're not particularly interested in what's on the set...the way your eyes seem to glaze over and feel as if they're rolling back in your head as soon as they focus on the screen. That's hypnosis, people.
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I'm tempted to call TV a drug. But the vast majority of drug users can control their drug use.
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If you absolutely can't tear yourself away from that cathode ray tube, watch some good videos. Braveheart is a terrific one for starters.
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15. Be a Simon Jester Simon Jester never existed. He was merely a character in Robert heinlein's delightful science fiction novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. In fact, Simon didn't even "exist" in the novel; he was a fiction invented by other fictional characters to irritate the government and spur rebellion.
"Simon" popped up now and then to plant anti-government poems, cartoons and sayings on the scene, then fade mysteriously away. Don't you think there could be a little "Simon Jester" in us all? Wouldn't it be a delight if, all across the land, evidence of Simon's presence appeared to remind would-be rulers they are neither sacred nor safe - and to let our fellow freedom lovers know they are not alone?
Here's how
Have some stickers printed up with thought-provoking sayings. (It's easy if you have a computer; just buy some Avery labels at the stationary store and print the stickers on your printer.) All you need to do is make sure your printer will handle the sticky labels. If it won't, print your at the local Kinko's or equivalent.
Carry a sheet of them and slap them everywhere you go: phone booths, rest room stalls, newspaper vending machines, park benches, post office or school bulletin boards, store windows - wherever they'll be noticed.
Short, sharp and/or funny sayings are best. Try these:
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I don't trust a government I can't shoot back at.
When only cops have guns, it's called a police state.
BATF: Bad Attitude Toward Freedom
If laws worked, there would be no crime.
Work harder: millions on welfare are depending on you.
Horiuchi: "Drop that baby or I'll shoot!"
If we all ignore the government, it'll go away.
A little revolution...is a good thing. - Thomas Jefferson
Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God. - Thomas Jefferson
Big Brother is here - and he's retarded!
[My current favorite not in the book is:
If you're happy and you know it - rattle your chains!
More good one-liners available HERE.]
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22. Visualize Vermont carry If the government issued permits for free speech, would you get in line for one? If your local sheriff was willing to grant you permission to practice your religion - after you passed certain tests, gave your fingerprints and let yourself be photographed, would you apply? If your state allowed you to hold a political meeting, but only if you obtained the proper license and consented to having your name entered in a government database, would you lay your money down?
The proper answer is, "We don't need no stinking permits!" Right?
Then you don't need no stinking permit to exercise your right to own and carry firearms either. If you ask the government for a permit, you are admitting you don't have a right.
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29. Identify the informant in your midst. If you're involved in any underground or anti-government activity, there is always one person you should distrust more than any other. [There's] a saying: You can always tell the FBI agent; he's the one who keeps trying to get you to bomb something."
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It was an FBI informant who helped a bunch of inept boobs (who couldn't even rent a truck properly) figure out how to bomb the World Trade Center. Then the FBI stood by while the boobs killed people so the feds would look better by having a more serious charge on which to arrest them - a barbarity that didn't seem to bother the media at all.
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In general, the feds are outstandingly bad at catching genuine evildoers. Look at the Unabomber case; it wasn't the FBI, it was the suspect's brother who caught him - after 15 years of useless federal investigation.
That's why feds concentrate instead on manufacturing crimes or catching ordinary people on technicalities; and feds from dozens of agencies - from the IRS, DEA, FBI, and BATF to the Immigration and Naturalization Service are all over the place, doing exactly that these days.
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[Other sections are just titled below without excerpts:]
31. Take your kids out of government school. [Gives resources for homeschooling groups.]
35. Cover your assets. [Good and unconvential financial advice.]
38. Fun and freedom on the Internet. [Tips for beginners, general info and hot links.]
41. Use PGP intelligently. [Basic info and where to get PGP.]
47: Read: monkey wrenching & getting around the system. [Resources for same.]
60. Buy and carry the Citizens' Rule Book. [What it is and where to get it.]
65. Watch your local government. [Why and how to get involved and win against city hall.]
71. Join the tax protesters on April 15.[Have fun, get media and make more people aware.]
77. Your three-day grab & go kit. [What you need in case of a disaster or short emergency.]
79. Building your emergence food supply. [Short and long term survival supplies: what and where.]
80. Building your medical kit. [Minimum recommended supplies.]
81.Your survival-weapons supply. [Good advice on guns & ammo with specifics.]
89. Make "them" fill out your paperwork. [A great counter-bureaucracy form I'll be making available here soon.]
96. Learn your privacy rights and protect them. [Lots of good resources.]
101. Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. [If it ever comes to that....]
I did ;)
Sorry, if I tell you, I'll have to kill you. And I'm TRYING to quit!!! It's been a whole week since I've killed anyone and my doctor is so proud of me!!!
Me? I'm wondering if posting this violates the Patriot Act. How's that for irony.
LoL.. good reparte'
Time to give this thread another look.
LoL...
A Golden Oldie for sure.
Ping
Thanks.
L
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