Marshall Dillon, of course.
Posted on 10/19/2009 7:41:42 AM PDT by Hank Kerchief
[The frustration of most Americans with the systematic destruction of their country, its society, and its economy, by a handful of corrupt politicians grows daily. It is not that they are not willing to do anything about it, but the fact they do not seem to know what to do. The growth of the tea-party movement and the huge march on Washington are evidence of their eagerness to do "something," but it is equally obvious that demonstrations and a millions articles have done nothing at all, and the leftist "Destroy America" railroad roars on without even noticing the protesters. "What can we do," is the question on everyone's lips. It is obvious, campaigns and movements are not going to do anything. This article lays the groundwork for what can and must be done to bring about a true revolution and it is based on the ignored principles of the true nature of America.]
I am not a pacifist, but there is a common view that if you do not agree with that class of people who always see as the first solution to any problem, killing people and destroying things, you are classified as a pacifist anyway.
I regard war as an evil thing. No good has ever come from any war. That does not mean that things might not have been worse if the war was not fought, only that things would definitely have been better if there had been no war.
I am not opposed to using force, however, when force is the only means left by which one might defend himself and his own from the use, or threat, of force by others. In such a case, I regard not using force to be wrong. But the use of force ought to be the option of last resort. There are other methods of defense (among which I do not include negotiation), but when no other method is going to work, then force is not only justified, but mandatory.
This is the first reason I do not believe the next American revolution ought to be one of force, at least, not initially. I think nothing short of a revolution can restore true individual liberty in this country, but I think a violent revolution, at this stage, would be a mistake, not only for the reason already stated, but also because it will not work, and more importantly, because there is a way that surely would work.
Why A Violent Revolution Will Not Work
A violent revolution could only work if it were totally organized. In spite of the huge numbers of Americans who are frustrated and ready to try anything to restore individual liberty in this country, there is not enough agreement among them to form an organized revolution.
There will no doubt be violence in the future, but it will not be a revolution. It will be what is properly called, "civil unrest," consisting of riots and purposeless attacks on groups of individuals and businesses, and it will be totally counter-productive, because it will give the government an excuse to enact and impose more draconian laws—perhaps even marshal law.
There is another problem; the fact there there can be no "front." Where would the revolution be fought? Certainly Washington DC is not the place, because it is not buildings that are the problem, but the tyrannical pols who would certainly not be there. Not even secession would work, at least at the moment. Most state governments are at least as oppressive as the Federal government, (some more), and no state is dominated by freedom loving individuals. The only state I think might successfully secede is Alaska [and I personally wish it would].
The Nature of the Revolution
There are two classes of people in this country—producers and parasites. Everything of value, the services and products that make life possible and worth living are created and provided by the producers.
Most of us know who the producers are. The producers are everyone who has a job, whether in a factory, a clinic, a store or an office, that provides a product or service. They are every entrepreneur that creates jobs, every doctor, nurse, plumber, electrician, automobile mechanic, and carpenter who works to provide the services and products our very lives depend on.
The parasites are everyone who enjoys the goods and services provided by the producers, but produce nothing of value themselves. The chief parasites are politicians who, with rare exception, have never and could never produce anything of value, but think they ought to have the power to regulate everything the producers create and provide.
The single most recent and blatant example is the so-called Obama-care push. How a whole society could be bilked into believing the incompetent collection of frauds in Washington, who could not apply a band-aid to a minor cut, ought to decide how health-care will to be provided is beyond absurd, but can be understood. Most people really believe their government can provide everyone health care. Most people do not understand that government cannot provide anyone anything except oppression and trouble.
Who are the Rebels
If there is to be a revolution, and there must be if America is to remain a free and prosperous country, the rebels that will bring it about are those producers who are awake enough to know what is happening, and the danger it is to themselves and everything this country is meant to be.
While most producers know there is something very wrong with our country, that the economy is tanking, that jobs are disappearing, that every day one is greeted with new government regulations, taxes, and oppressive outrages, they do not really understand that they are the ones that make all these horrors possible.
The government perpetuates the lie that all the good things people enjoy, from their jobs to their entertainment, is provided and made possible by the government—and most people buy that lie. They buy it, because most are enjoying a good life and haven't a clue about where the things that make that good life possible really do come from.
It is those producers who do know where everything of value comes from that must be the rebels, and the nature of the revolution must be a demonstration that is so dramatic, even the dumbest of both parasites and producers cannot fail to understand it.
The Nature of the Revolt
Without firing a shot, the producers of this country can bring about a total revolution, because everything, including the government, depends on them.
The nature of the revolt is simple—the producers must stop producing—they must go on strike—an organized planned and massive strike.
It will not be necessary for everyone to go on strike, and it would not take a very great number, because the entire economy and structure of this country depends so much on producers faithfully providing all the goods and services required to sustain it, even a small temporary stoppage in the flow of those goods and services will disrupt, or even bring down the entire edifice.
Truckers, For Example
Did you know "trucks deliver nearly 70 percent of all freight ... in the U.S. ... accounting for $671 billion worth of manufactured and retail goods," with an additional, "$295 billion in truck trade with Canada and $195.6 billion in truck trade with Mexico?"
In most cities, "major chain grocery stores carry a five day supply of food," and many less. It is the same for most fuel, and supplies of medicine and perishables is frequently much less.
How long would most American cities be able to survive if 20% of truck deliveries were stopped for two weeks? They would not survive. If just 10% of truck drivers would strike for a month, even the stupidest of people would know who their life and welfare depended on, and they'd know it wasn't the government.
A major strike of truck drivers, say 50% or more, would cause such upheaval and send a message so loud not even the MSM could ignore it.
The Doctors
Doctors have already held one march on Washington and are planning others. The doctors are among the better informed producers. Up to 45% of doctors consider quitting or taking early retirement if Congress passes Obamacare.
But, they do not need to quit. They only need to go on strike. Not only doctors, but every producer in any aspect of medicine—pharmacists, nurses, medical technicians, dentists, optometrists, and all other medical personnel need to stop producing their services for two weeks. Again, it would not have to be all of them, just a large percentage.
These are only two fields of producers. When people began to learn they could not get food, medicine, fuel, or anything else that depended on truck deliveries; when people learned they could not get their medical problems attended too; when they learned what was standing in the way of those things were politicians and bureaucrats (czars) pushing their oppressive "laws" and regulations, when they realized it is was Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Waxman, Frank, and the rest of that leftist crew that brought on this strike, they would demand their resignation. People tend to panic when they are hungry.
What the parasites, from the welfare recipient to the president, do not understand is that they need the producers, but the producers do not need them, and parasites have nothing to offer the producers except to get out of their way. That is the message and nature of the strike. The producers have to make the parasites understand they will not be slaves any longer, they will not produce under compulsion, and they will not produce anything until the parasites get out of their way.
All Producers
The strike ought to include all producers, because all producers face the same threats from the government. From landscapers to builders, from handy-men to machinists, from bakers to chemical engineers, every profession and every business that uses energy in any form is going to be crippled by the so-called cap-and-trade fraud. Many entrepreneurs will go out of business and many small, as well as large, companies will cease to exist, and all the jobs associated with them will cease to exist as well.
So all of these, landscapers, builders, handy-men, machinists, bakers, chemical engineers, and every other individual producing a product or providing a service needs to be part of this strike.
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Lose
Why should a producer give up his income for a month, or even two weeks? Most won't be willing to make that sacrifice, will they?
This is a revolution, after all. There are some who are seriously talking about taking up arms as though they are willing to risk their lives for the sake of the revolution. It might come to that, but it is not necessary yet. Still, there will be no revolution without a cost. Considering what is at stake, a month without income is a very small sacrifice.
This is what it boils down to. The present government's policies and laws are going to destroy the American economy, what's left of it, and will destroy the life-blood of its industry and business, energy, and further destroy business with it's draconian cap-and-trade tax fraud, while signing away America's sovereignty to every international redistribution-of-wealth scheme that exists.
Those unwilling to sacrifice a few weeks business or income will most likely end up losing all income and their businesses. Those unwilling to intentionally suffer a small loss now, are very likely to end up losing everything, with no way to recover those losses.
But wouldn't such a strike hurt people? You betcha, and the ones it will hurt the most will be those who believe the producers won't dare do it, or that the government will prevent it, and refuse to make preparations for it. The government could prevent it, of course, simply by having all the leftists in it (95% of the pols and bureaucrats) step down and striking down all the bills named in the strikers' demands—a very unlikely possibility.
Organization and Demands
To work, a strike needs specific demands that must be met before the strike will end. I've been using an example time of a month, or two weeks, because I am convinced the consequences of the strike will so terrify the parasites, that in less than two weeks they will be screaming for the striker's demands to be met, at which time I would not bet two cents on the health or longevity of any politician that was not working to see those demands were met. Hungry, cold, sick people, with no relief in sight, tend to be hysterical.
In the next article in this series I'll discuss the kind of demands the strikers ought to make, and how that strike needs to be organized and implemented. It is very simple.
—Reginald Firehammer
There are many good points in the article. However, the author seems to believe that the only choice is between a hot war and a producer strike or series strikes of some sort. Solutions are not limited to just these two choices.
The author also seems to think that it would take a very large percentage of the population to effect a Revolution... Not so - our own American Revolution had less than 25% of the population as original active participants and/or strong - outspoken supporters.
Producer strikes could and would certainly be helpful... However, a big trucker strike would bring on Federal Intervention that most truckers would not confront.
What would work (especially if repeated) is a MASSIVE - beyond massive March on DC. And I mean MASSIVE... up to three or four million people.
The 9/12 March on DC was impressive... I believe there were at least one million people there. I have never seen anything like it in my life. It did have an effect - just not enough.
The secret to the next March on DC is more organization and many more people... PLUS we do one thing - WE DON’T LEAVE!!!
We end our Sunday Protest Demonstration at dusk and just STAY... No amount of DC Police, and or military can remove millions of people who do not want to be moved...
If there was forceful removal attempts it would backfire... there would be a million cameras and video cams on hand - plus media coverage... beamed up live to satellite.
If we Marched on DC and STAYED - standing in the streets several million strong, then sit down, stop traffic through Monday, Tuesday and or longer our demands would be met.
This would of course be non violent, civil disobedience, interlocked arms when necessary, lots of beating drums , loud bag pipes, noise, patriotic music, loud speakers and more ...
It would shake the government to its core. Velvet Revolutions do work... recent history proves this to be so.
(Yes - I know the government beat up a bunch of veterans nearly a century ago... but that was then and this is now... they didn’t have several million cell phones with cameras on hand then... and 24/7 Cable News. Any sort of violence against protesting Americans would only draw tens of thousands more to the streets to replace any that actually get hauled away).
Perhaps of interest.
I don’t under stand what you mean.
Can you elaborate a little more please?
Thanks Ken
He can’t spell common words.
Including the formation of this country, apparently.
Well, please don’t take him seriously. (I notice the word is corrected in the original. Looks like an editing mistake to me.)
What common words can’t he spell?
Oh my, if we could all only get along........ src/
He spelled “martial” as “marshal”
We are witnessing the ‘death spiral of the welfare state’.
If we’re lucky it’ll be resolved in 5 years. Typical predictions are around 10 years, but we could loose an entire generation if the American citizen does not give up the Big Lie, that the government can fix ‘it’.
Our Democracy based on individual liberty is being replace with ‘corporatism’ or authoritarian central planning.
Yesterday, Paul Krugman commented on the ‘mystery factor’, the factor that eludes the Obama Administration as to why the economy isn’t improving. They are poor judges of human nature.
With all the many flaws President Bush had, he understood what drove the economy. The revenue collected by the US government was unprecidented.
The current economic condition is a result of loss of faith and confidence with our government.
“Marshal law”? Are you referring to parade marshals, fire marshals, or US Marshals?
“This guy’s an idiot. If he doesn’t know what ‘martial law’ is, how can we take him seriously?”
Yeah, he loses all credibility with that.
Marshall Dillon, of course.
If the gov. can ignore over one million people, what makes you so sure they can’t/won’t more ? As for the media, do you think for one moment you’ll get a fair shake ? Solution, I don’t know, but I do know that if you took the numbers you voice, and on April 15, refuse to send in your taxes for a period of time, or everyone asking for an extension, you could bring the beast to it’s knees.The producers are the ones who pay the taxes and who have this power to STOP this give away of our Nation. IMHO
...except for the birth of the United States of America.
...and the defeat of Nazi Germany.
...and the defeat of Imperial Japan.
...and the end of slavery in America.
...and halting the spread of Communism in many parts of the world.
All I am saying is give war a chance. :-)
He spelled “martial” as “marshal”
Of course you are only assuming he meant “martial.” (You fogot the period at the end of your sentence. Should we not take you seriously?)
But “marshal” is spelled correctly, so it’s not a misspelling.
Perhaps you meant to say he chose the wrong word. Oh, no, that could not be possible, since you apparently don’t make any mistakes.
(Just teasing.) ;>)
Hank
What are the producers going to feed their families with if they go on strike? Most of them live paycheck from paycheck.
This is what brought down the Soviet Union. In part, because the Cold War played a huge role in bringing it down as well, and there is no direct analiogy to it today with respect to powers that be in the US. But what played a part and is akin to what the author is suggesting, was a lack of interest in work. It was not a strike. In the Soviet Union you could not organize a strike anyway, you’d end up in jail. But everyone in his own mind made the uncomplicated calculus and he realized that while some level of effort is required for survival, hard work is not required, and is in fact reducing the very chance of survival. So people worked, but not very much, just enough not to be caught in sabotage. Workers went to their factories and played dominoes. Doctors only provided quality care to whoever bribed them. Plumbers and electricians expected cash in hand, or no repairs were done.
Something similar will be happening in the US: producers will produce just enough not to get fired, and because everyone will have that attitude, very few producers will actually be fired. The only hard work that will be done will be on the cash basis in the underground non-taxed economy. But strike, no, there won’t be one.
American Rveolution - created the world’s best democratically elected representative government in the world.
The Civil War - the beginning of the end of slavery in our country and although it took many more years of struggle our country finally achieved racial equality.
World War I and II - stopped the evil forces of fascism and imperialism from taking over the entire world.
The first Gulf War - pushed Saddam Hussein back into Iraq after invading neighboring Kuwait.
The War in Afghanistan - started because our country was attacked by forces of Al Qaeda which were operating in this country at the time in concert with the Taliban. Ongoing but with the intention of freeing the Afghan people from the yuranny of the Taliban, 25 million people.
The War in Iraq - opened a second front against Al Qaeda and terrorists in general in order to split their forces. Freed another 25 million people so that they could determine their own path to freedom, liberty, peace and justice.
Rule by James Arness?
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