Posted on 03/19/2013 5:34:38 AM PDT by Kaslin
Ah... but one of the inalterable conclusions that you would come to if you had a humanist worldview would be
that it CAN’T happen here.
Just ask any leftist - “we wouldn’t do that here”.
As for “why not”, they probably wouldn’t be able to answer,
but it has to do with their humanism - in a nutshell, people here and now are more advanced than those there and then.
“Somthing is happening but you don’t know what it is...”
Ballad of a Thin Man.
of course they will get away with it, the sheeple will buy any story they tell
Yep.
“Don’t ask me, I’m very tempted to go all ‘Old Testament’ on them. Maybe Hammurabi’s code will do?”
At the time of the founding of the nation the following were not considered “cruel and unusual punishment”.
1) Public stocks.
2) Tar & feathers
3) Hanging in the public square
Perhaps a combination of all three would be appropriate. A week in the stocks in the middle of winter being pelted by eggs and tomatoes thrown by citizens. Followed by a public tarring and feathering. Then a final encounter with the noose. Seems appropriate.
It is interesting our advanced society considers all of the above “cruel and unusual.” Yet we accept Waco, Ruby Ridge, and drone strikes on US citizens as civilized and acceptable.
Exactly: The Q’s and the low interest rates are robbing us every day.
> If enough people are aware, ready, and locked and loaded then maybe the Banksters will back off.
I think the “real” American patriots have had just about enough of this liberal utopian propaganda bullshit. I’d say it’s about time to get pissed and start “removing” the problem with whatever means necessary. The libs are about to do more than awaken the sleeping giant.
Many citizens, myself included, have had to take an early w/d from 401k retirement just to survive this oppressed economy. Thats 10% for the government straight away. How convenient for them.
When would people march on Washington? Ever? Over a few percent of required "diversification"? Would people even empty out their accounts and pay taxes and a 10% (or 20 or 50%, got to increase that to keep people from fleeing) penalty?
They'll gradually boil that frog rather than just toss it into an already boiling pot.
For the first time in many years I didn't fully fund my 401k and don't know whether I'll make a deposit in my IRA for 2012. I'm not quite at the pull the money out point, but I am keeping the cash out of retirement accounts.
DING DING DING! We have a Winnah!
Yep. The Cypriots resorted to outright confiscation since they can’t print their own currency.
Bernanke is doing the exact same thing in stealth mode by running the presses. My bank savings account (which is getting smaller all the time) earned a grand total of 24 cents last month on a balance big enough to buy a mid-size car.
We are frogs, folks, and they are slowly turning up the heat.
Your question is meant to be rhetorical, but history has shown that it does have an answer.
Commentary of the kind you have offered here is exactly the reason that I read Free Republic.
In lame stream media, the truth is hidden, or more likely, just plain ignored. Or, if it IS exposed, it is ridiculed.
But here, with insightful thinkers like you, we are all lifted. You put 2 and 2 together to get 4 with just a few words that any of us can understand.
Bravo!
Thank you.
Exactly. And the interest paid on savings is lower than inflation.
It has already been done. It’s called “inflation.” They steal a few percent of our money every year.
I’ve been keeping up with this also. I didn’t know they were considering confiscating it after death. That’s what they do to social security, and they only pay out something like $250 for burial, what can you do with that?
I think they will force you to buy gov’t bonds.
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