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
I do not think you understand the point. Without realizing it, what you are saying.
Do you not think if England had willingly surrendered its claim to American sovereignty and freedom was gained without war that would have been better?
What you are saying is, “it was good that Nazi Germany went to war with the world so we could have the good of the Second World war.
It is good that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor so we could have all the benefits of the war in the Pacific.
By the way, slavery was about to end in America without the Civil War, but of course it was better it be ended by means of one of the most horrible wars in history.
And war has not halted the spread of Communism, or perhaps you have not been keeping up with the news. Every hear of Obama?
I’m not opposed to war, or the shedding of blood when necessary, but it is just plain wrong to say war is good. When it is necessary, it is like an operation, a necessary evil. I am glad surgeons can remove a cancer, if necessary, but it would be better not to have the cancer. I’m glad we are capable of defending or freedoms by means of force if necessary, but it would be better if it were not necessary, and when it is, like and operation, it is not good, and it leaves terrible scars.
Hank
Me? I nevir make mistakes.
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But that's not what you said.
You said, and I quote, "No good has ever come from any war."
That statement is false. My post illustrated that.
War is horrible, to be sure, but it is frequently the only way to stop large-scale evil.
Stopping large-scale evil is most definitely a Good Thing.
There are many men who have formed bonds of friendship through the hell of war that has lasted their entire lives. That is about the only good thing that I can think of from war.
That’s a hugh observation on your part. Yeah, after that I can’t take the guy seriusly ether!
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The 2nd is 2nd for a reason - and not 1st.
The 2nd amendment protects the 1st; and it’s the 1st that must be exercised more vigorously. The idea being, not to chop the tree down (Useful Idiot Timothy McVeigh style), but to the nudge the tree of liberty back into the founder’s intended form.
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And if we left it up to the libs, they would destroy the military however they could and then where would our country be pray tell.
Does that mean the freeing of millions of people that were under the bonds of slavery, imperialism, fascism and tyrannical governments all ovre the world mean nothing to you?
There will be blood.
There will be a bloody Second American Revolution.
The battle lines are drawn and the time of dialogue and compromise are fading into pages of history. The Left with the election of Obama has empowered its radicals to attempt a putsch against the U.S. Constitution. The Patriots of all political parties, races, creeds and religions in this Free Republic cannot allow this offense against liberty to stand.
They will fight.....
THERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!
>The idea being, not to chop the tree down, but to the nudge the tree of liberty back into the founder’s intended form.
Where in the Constitution does it authorize: interstate & federally funded roads, the banning of substances like marijuana (especially given the light that a Constitutional amendment was needed to authorize a ban on ALCOHOL!), the permanent abridgment of the right to bear arms (felons), the USSC to declare that states may not consider the unborn as people and prosecute murderers according, the USSC legitimizing theft and larceny (under the eminent domain clause), the USSC declaring the federal government has the power to regulate privately used, sold, and grown grain wholly in a single state falling under INTERSTATE COMMERCE; where does it give Congress the power to make retroactive laws (AIG, telecomm, tax, etc), or laws targeting a person or class of people (AIG, telecom, etc), where does it allow the imposing of driver’s licenses given a right to travel freely between states?
****Does that mean the freeing of millions of people that were under the bonds of slavery, imperialism, fascism and tyrannical governments all ovre the world mean nothing to you?****
No, it means that evil lurks in the hearts of those tyrants who would enslave his fellow man. This is part of the evidence of the state of fallen man. Other fallen men must take up the challenge to remove the tyrant from power. The state of war only exists because of the tyrant. Tyrants start wars. Better men have successfully stopped them so far. Yes, by fighting a war. War is a necessary result of evil men, better that is should not exist at all. I hail the better men for doing what must be done without regard to the cost.
Big Difference: On 9/12 2009 we did not stay for days and stand in the streets in a non movable - non violent - civil disobedient manner ...
With several million more protesters doing the above — results will come about.
On 9/12 near dusk or before we all left quietly - even cleaned up the grounds on the way out. Next time we don’t leave - BIG Difference.
Taxes: Your theory is good, but in practice it seems impossible to get Americans to put their thumb in the eye of the IRS - FEAR - personal FEAR... a sad comment. I wouldn’t count on this.
Alternate - everyone change their W4 to have 12 dependents - If tens of millions did this - the tax withholdings would drop drastically in a month. But Americans won’t do this either - FEAR.
We got a million in DC on 9/12 — we can get three times that many and STAY - I betcha...
Thanks for the quote, by the way. Real revolution always requires the people to change what they are thinking and doing. It cannot be imposed.
Hank
Thanks for your thoughts and comments. If it’s pulled off and it works, who could complain about that.
But if it does not transpire, the next step must be a strike of the producers—and that will work.
Hank
The length of time is however long it takes for the demands of the strikers to be met. Two weeks to a month is only an estimate of how long that would be. It could be longer and the strikers will be prepared for that.
By the way, the strike ought to be announce loudly and clearly as possible, so there would be no mistake about what is happening, and what must be done to end it, since force will not work. You cannot force people to produce by pointing a gun at them. Would you let a doctor operate on you if he was being forced to at the point of a gun? How about food provided that way, or medicine?
hank
Yes you are right. The Bible is replete with God telling his Kings to go to war. That was the only way to clean out the evil. His wars were much more brutal than anything we see today. I will repeat, Communism has NEVER been peacefully removed. CO
I agree with you. It’s coming!! CO
He is incorrect on the point of revolution in this country.
It will start with the military, most revolutions do. More and more and increasing in size Tea Parties will take place. At some point the fascists with ever increasing amount of repression. And as is written above the entrance at the DOJ in DC, “Repression breeds violence”.
Obama at some point will have troops or tugs fire into the crowd. If troops my guess is they will refuse the order. If that happens then the government collapses.
If he gets the troops or tugs to fire on us then the next protests will include armed protesters. Like the sign said at the Tea Party in DC, “attn congress, this time we came unarmed”.
Thomas Jefferson wrote: “When the people fear the government you have tyranny, when the government fears the people you have liberty.”
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