[Noumenon]

My old 'Extremist Manifesto' - re-written for today. Are you an extremist, too?

[Sherman Logan]

Any individual, institution or political entity whose ultimate argument is the barrel of a gun should and must be resisted – they’re on the dark side.

Sorry, but all political entities by definition are upheld in the ultimate sense by force. It may or may not be justified force, but any political entity that does not have the force available will be overthrown by the first opposition able and willing to use force against it.

[rarestia]

I am a mega-extremist! This line speaks for me completely:

...anyone who attempts to enslave me or my family risks his own death...

The police, the military, the CIA, FBI, UN, KGB, or any other person or entity who attempts to unlawfully usurp my freedom and enslave me will be met with fierce resistance to the point of my own demise. I will not be enslaved by tyrants. I would rather fight and die than not fight at all. If this post or any of the posts on FR are read by these entities, so be it. A free man is not afraid of any government or man. I am free because God allowed me to live. He died for my sins, and I will die to ensure that I remain free, if it comes to that.

As I've said in the past, however, I don't believe a plurality of the American public feels this way. Even if we wanted to bring about a show of force on our government, the turnout would likely be paltry. No one alive in this country knows the evil about to be unleashed, and they would be fine to accept it as long as they can continue to get to Facebook and watch American Idol

[dware]

yup.

[Bean Counter]

[loveliberty2]

Odd that this piece should lead with a quotation from Charles A. Beard--that revisionist historian whose works were used in teaching a distorted view of America's history to young Americans for decades.

His reinterpretation of the Founders motives in establishing this bastion of liberty can be seen in those in leadership positions today who claim we have a "flawed" Constitution--one which must be "changed" to be in tune with the times.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Later.

[Doomonyou]

Charles A. Beard:

"You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence."

[valkyry1]

Powerful article you wrote there.

[shibumi]

We are one.

[spodefly]

BTTT

[metesky]

I too am an extremist...

As such an extremist, I oppose with every fiber of my being statism, socialism, collectivism, racism, altruism, internationalism, tribalism, unlimited democracy, pull politics, and the "New World Order;"

The Resister lives on!

[meadsjn]

Thanks for the repost. Reason is living on borrowed time.

[B4Ranch]

BUMP & BLOAT

[Lazamataz]

Force is an odd bird, today.

Let us consider the range of options available to the resistor:

1. Somewhat-organized brigades of irregulars: Frankly, that is the best you could possibly hope to field. They would be put down quickly by professional military and police combinations. Armed with extreme over-the-horizon technology, you'd never see it coming, and as a heat source, you'd stand out in the wilderness like a lightbulb.

2. Cell-like teams of mischief-makers: These are now called terrorists, and are treated as non-citizen combatants, replete with the stripping of civil liberties, etcetera. Monitoriing and surviellance makes them relatively ineffective in this very-modern, very-computerized society, since any code you define would be immediately cracked, and patterns of contact are very observable. Further, what mischief would you make, without garnering negative publicity?

3. Professional Military Crossover: You'd get some takers, no question. We still have patriotic people in the military. But, they would be stripped of command and control machinery and the best weaponry. They would be a good adjunct and advisor group to irregulars, but they would not have the true power of the geniune military.

Ok. Looks like direct confrontation would be a poor option, especially if the tyranny is 'soft', and doesn't do the round-up-and-kill thing. Most students of history see that this (genocide and mass killings) are not the most effective form of control. The most effective form of control is the small regulation and the tiny civil fine. Those tend to make people behave 'correctly'.

If the governmental parties are NOT students of history, then every thug they sent to round up and kill one of us, obviously, should be liquidated.

Now, given that in today's society, you are much more likely to see a soft tyranny, what are the most effective tools?

Widespread infiltration and changing the population's heart: To do this, you must educate. Free Republic is one such form of education, but it's reach is limited. The goal is to train millions of youth. Homeschoolers have a chance to do this, also, perhaps groups such as the Boy Scouts and other social groups. Here, you can educate the minds meaningfully.

Maybe even reach the immigrant population, meaningfully. Deradicalize the La Reconquistas if possible, and show them the merits of freedom and the ways to defeat - by law - government control.

Install more journalists. Train them and send them out.

Get into more churches.

Turn to social media.

The best weapon against communism and socialism is truth, imparted slowly and over a generation. They have two generations on us, so we won't be alive to see the fruits of our labor.

But labor, we must.

[YHAOS]

Ever since that extremist, Thomas Jefferson, at the behest of some of his more nefarious co-conspirators, penned those now infamous words, “all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator . . . ” The scandal and uproar have never ceased.

[Dead Corpse]

Two years later, still holds true.

Worrisome...

[OwenKellogg]

Should this old thread be bumped?

[PGalt]

Thanks for the ping; post. OUTSTANDING.