Good point.
Funny you should say that - I was just thinking about the tactic of some pythons. They squeeze and you resist of course and you seem to be doing fine in the battle between human and serpent, but eventually you must exhale in order to inhale a fresh supply of oxygen. But the moment you exhale the python tightens to the max on your briefly reduced lung size - so now you can’t inhale more air. You try to use the air in your lungs but must once again exhale to expel air depleted with oxygen and again, they tighten. This can be subtle - you may just feel like you are ‘getting tired.’ They wear you down this way - they don’t have to ‘win’ in one mighty effort - it’s the constant, vigilant, vigorous squeeze.
Excellent synopsis of how the constrictors work. It’s exactly that. I have found that tyranny is much like the behavior of snakes: it comes in different types. There are the dangerous, venemous, quick killing snakes, like rattlers, cobras, etc. Likewise, there are “in-your-face” tyrants, like Hitler, Lenin, etc. They rely on surprise, anger and passion to rally other and subdue enemies quickly.
Then there are the Pelosi’s, Obama’s (he’s in a class all his own, there are no puppet snakes!), Wilson, etc. They are led to be patient, subversive. Tey put the squeeze on alright. We NEVER get a reprieve in the current state of the world. Just as we recover from one crisis “not wasted” another is used against us. We’re all getting tired, and I feel that we may start to lose (I just read Washington’s Vision account last night, which reinforces this feeling).
I do believe, however, that we’ll get stronger, and become refined, like silver. We will not live throught tyranny forever, and that gives me hope. Once, our Forefathers were free, and we will be again. It’s all a matter of timing, and patience. We must stop the spread of tyranny when it starts, and cut it out if it slips by us. We must do this for our children, and for our families, and for our children’s, children’s children. For God, and country!
George Washington’s Vision for the destiny of this land.
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/vision.html
...and then you grab your machete!