a Freeper's response to Victor Davis Hanson's essay Our Battered American

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2190180/posts?page=61#61 ^ | February 25, 2009 | M1Tanker

[Tolik]

Here!

[Tolik]

Nailed It!
Moral Clarity BUMP !

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[BOBTHENAILER]

SUPERB! ! !

[M1Tanker]

Thanks! It takes me 3-5 minutes to load up any links here sometimes. The mostly text format of FR is great as it allows low bandwidth to actually work. I get about 3-10kbs/sec here in Afghanistan which is circa 1992-93 speeds.

Not many sites do that now.

[spodefly]

BTTT

[GOPJ]

We are now facing a resurgent Taliban that thinks since they “won” the US elections that they will “win” the war and destroy us. I am seeing the surge in Afghanistan CUT IN HALF even as the new administration lies about it and says they are doing what president Bush did not (Bush wanted 30k troops to go, Obama is at 17k).

I am watching, with a heavy heart, the rapid implementation of a National Socialist totalitarian police state in America under the leadership of the SAME people who projected and mislabeled conservatives like myself “NAZIs”.

My heart feels heavy as I read this...

[Tolik]

You are welcome!

[Christian4Bush]

STANDING O!!!

[JDoutrider]

STANDING OVATION!!!

I refuse to use "Standing O" for obvious reasons...

[The Right Stuff]

Thanks, Tank. And thank you for your service. We’ll stand behind you.

[JDoutrider]

LOL! That wasn’t a shot at you C4B!!! GMTA!

[Christian4Bush]

Understood! No offense taken! (a rarity, at times, on this forum, but I digress)

[Tolik]

All credits are M1Tanker’s

[EdReform]

BTTT

[roaddog727]

Spot on.

[wombtotomb]

You said it better than I ever could have! Hugs and kisses from the wife of a disabled vet tired of being mislabeled as the enemy. Thank you for your service!

[proud2beconservativeinNJ]

Thanks for posting.

[Prospero]

The WOT has arrived, by stealth, on our shores. What remains to be seen is how soon individual Americans begin to resist, by action rather than reaction. For Republicans, there is no escape from becoming "the Enemy" to this administration, unless you are willing to give up all hope of heaven by becoming a Tokyo Rose.

In the end, it appears Ronald Reagan may not have done us any great favors by defeating the degenerate Jimmy Carter in 1980. He served rather to delay, and perhaps make worse, the inevitable reaction that must surface when the present Tyranny shows its true colors: the long-desired triumph of Progressive Education, the war against Citizenship, the Triumph of the Collective over the Individual.

It is time to carefully consider the very real possibility of a necessity of taking up arms, but not foolishly. It would do nothing to aid a rebirth of freedom and would serve the cause of its stillbirth if patriots helped the Chaos the Washington Regime desires by delivering up to them a "Waco every week."

To succeed a war for American Restoration must be directly opposite of the glory-seeking of the Windy City Rollers, this band of angry children who have taken control of the central government. It must be a real resistance because, now that our highest court had tossed out what cannot be tossed out of our Constitution, the only recourse left are the People, or better, just people.

The war has already begun, and the domestic front of the GWOT is in your own neighborhoods, your own households. We must appeal to nationalism, national destiny as the last bastion of freedom and liberty, and we must promote a compelling vision of the future the Socialists cannot accomplish. Steer clear of mass movements.

"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined."

"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace -- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"

Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775

[Veto!]

We are now facing a resurgent Taliban that thinks since they “won” the US elections that they will “win” the war and destroy us.

Absolutely. I posted this all over before the elections, not that it did any good.

An Arab friend of mine, a US citizen for 25 years, went to Iraq as a translator and Bush hater, came back as a lover of Bush, the US troops, and what we've done in Iraq. She said that electing Hussein-Obama would be a huge mistake as it would open the door to extremists who believe that having Hussein in power would give them carte blanche to attack us with no fear of reprisal. In their view, the Hussein name means having lifetime tribal allegiance, putting it ahead of everything else.

OTOH, if Barack Hussein goes against them, HE might be personally at risk for his betrayal of Arab causes.