Irate, Tireless Minority

Today, on a phone call, a friend asked:" Do you think there is any hope left for this country? It looks like communism is being installed." The question is relevant and timely. Here are a few thoughts going forward.

For all those on both sides of the mask question, just stop it. 

1.  Yes, the virus is a real virus. It does cause fatalities.
2. Yes, the numbers on those fatalities are garbage, but that doesn't mean that people aren't dying or being severely affected and we will not know how many until it has gone through the population and perhaps not even then.Don't let the numbers be a hindrance to good behavior.
3.  Yes, wearing a mask carries health risks too.
4.  Yes, the Constitution says we may peacefully protest and gather in our churches to worship and sing, if we so choose, and the government is in error to attempt to stop such things.
5.  Yes, government restrictions on our movements are a slippery slope - if we accept them without seeking redress.
6. Yes, civil disobedience is appropriate.
7. No, we should not shame people for not wearing masks because some people have medical issues that make it dangerous for them to do so.  
8. Yes, your civil disobedience is endangering those who are most vulnerable among us. Freedom is not safe, it's just safer than the alternatives.
9. No, the virus is not a world wide conspiracy, it is a virus. And, of course those looking for power will use it to attempt to get some.
10. Yes, many, both in government and wishing to be in government are taking advantage of this pandemic to attempt to implement their own vision of the USA on the rest of us. 
11. Yes, we should wear masks when we are asked to do so by businesses, because that is the correct and polite thing to do. They have the right to request it of their patrons. 
12. Yes, we should refuse to wear a mask when it is mandated by government because that is an overreach of the authority we granted to them through the US Constitution. And if we are arrested for it - or even if we are not, we take it to the courts. That's how the system works.
13. Yes, we should be thankful for this virus because it has given us the opportunity to get our houses in order on all levels.  

 --- It has reminded us that death is coming to all and we do not know when, so we should have our affairs in order for those we love.

--- It has shown us which government officials understand and agree with the US Constitution and which do not - giving us the opportunity to remove them.

--- It has given parents the opportunity to really have a look at what the schools are teaching and get to know their children better. 

--- It has given businesses the opportunity to re-examine their business models and philosophies. 

--- It has given the nation the opportunity to see which other nations are behaving in a civilized manner and which are not. 

--- It has given the nation the opportunity to examine our supply chain and see how it can be made better. 

What we do not need is for the overzealous to be using this virus to divide us any further than we already are. 
Stop obsessing over masks and start discussing the divisions among us that the mask issue (And the superfluous concentration - in opposition to the actual facts - on racism) has revealed. 

This nation is clearly divided and we need to be thinking about how to move forward through that division. Many people seem very unhappy to be living here and think this nation is the worst place on Earth. They disagree so strongly with the founding philosophies and principles of this nation that they could be said to be aiding and abetting her enemies. Perhaps we need to have a discussion about that. Perhaps we need to ask the government to create a program to help those people to relocate to a nation where they think they would be happier and more successful in exchange for the revocation of their US citizenship.

This author suggests that option cautiously because this nation was designed to be changed by her citizens when necessary. But the point of having the Constitution as the supreme law of the land is to protect future generations from the fads of an ever changing culture. Too, there is the recognition that, this nation was designed for a people who shared certain morals, values and ethics. Specifically the Judeo-Christian morals, values and ethics. If we, as a nation, no longer share them, then the nation cannot survive.

The goal was to create a nation in which all could prosper while maintaining a respect for the rights of the individual. We have to agree on what those rights are. We have to agree on what the role of government is in maintaining those rights. Given the creation of the BREATHE act (not yet introduced to Congress at the time of this writing) and the leeway given by certain leaders to allow rioting and looting while condemning peaceful assembly, we are no longer  in agreement on fundamental precepts. 

We need to be asking if this is a widespread disagreement - as nearly the whole of the MSM would paint it - or just the disagreement of a few power weasels with "loud " voices through some degree of control over the MSM/Entertainment industries. Because the solutions we need to find depend on the answer to that question. (One cannot help but to wonder what would be found if the W-2's of those engaging in/instigating violence were to be closely examined.)

We have a lot of work to do to get our house in order, America. So lets stop arguing about masks and whether or not it is a political statement to wear one and start asking where we can find reasonably unbiased "loud" voices to cover the discussions we need to be having to get our house in order.  "A house divided against itself cannot stand." And there are outside actors - and some inside ones(Antifa, BLM, DSA, CAIR, and etc) - pushing for our "house" to fall. We are not without enemies and they are acting to bind us by our own decency. After all, the word "racist" only affects those who find racism to be appalling. This nation so believes in freedom that she paid for the freedom of slaves with the blood of over 600,000 of her citizens. 

Don't let yourselves be distracted and divided by masks - which, after all is said and sifted, may be a matter of good manners and, yes, protecting Grandma and Grandpa and that wonderful 5 year old with the heart condition and even that healthy young man who dives for a living. By all means remove those who use government to impose a mask on you, but don't neglect to protect the vulnerable when you may, by choice, do so.
"23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house." ~ Mark 3:23-27 (Although the whole chapter is relevant)

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

The discussion about "gun control" has been quite vigorous, even accompanied by presidential histrionics of late. But the discussion should rightly be about "arms control" because the second amendment says nothing about guns. It does not even contain the word "gun".  It says "arms" and quite deliberately so.

The public discussion has been limited to guns, perhaps at first, because it was convenient. But the second amendment refers to arms because it wasn't about guns. It was about defending the nation from a tyrannical government. A government that had " becomes destructive of these ends"
What ends? The ones outlined as the purpose of government by the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

It was not the government granting a right to the people, it was the government being forced to recognize a natural right the people had. Not just to defend themselves, but to choose their government.

That is what the American Experiment is: an experiment that required a personally responsible and self reliant people. A people who could take care of themselves, thank you. A people who just wanted to go about the business of living without being burdened by one law, regulation or ordinance more than was absolutely necessary to the creation of a stable society - and the government was not to interfere in that without the consent of these same people. Could such a people survive and thrive without a government nanny or tyrant? That was the experiment - by the consent of the governed, not just their hollow acquiescence, but their consent - informed and responsible consent.

The Constitution is not a list of governmental powers - it is a list of restrictions of government.

And the discussion today is not about gun control - that is a convenient ruse which also serves to restrict the thinking of Americans to just guns, rather than arms.

1.  Weapons of offense, or armor for defense and protection of the body.                   
2.  War; hostility."Arms and the man I sing.To be in arms to be in a state of hostility, or in a military life.To arms is a phrase which denotes a taking arms for war or hostility; particularly, a summoning to war.To take arms is to arm for attack or defense. Bred to arms denotes that a person has been educated to the profession of a soldier.                                                            
3.  The ensigns armorial of a family; consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.                                                                                         
4.  In law, arms are any thing which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another.                                                                                
5. In botany, one of the seven species of fulcra or props of plants, enumerated by Linne and others. The different species of arms or armor, are prickles, thorns, forks and stings, which seem intended to protect the plants from injury by animals.                                                                                                                                                                         Sire arms are such as may be charged with powder, as cannon, muskets, mortars, etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                       A stand of arms consists of a musket, bayonet, cartridge-box and belt, with a sword. But for common soldiers a sword is not necessary.                                                                                                                                 In falconry, arms are the legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot." 

The idea of arms is markedly different than the idea of guns. When the media tells us about gun control, it is easy to think in terms of self defense or hunting because a gun is the tool of an individual. It cannot be used by a group. Were the media and others to talk about restraining us from the bearing of arms, it would reshape the dialogue. 

Join us today at 1:30 CST. Our guest will be Trevor Louden, author of "The Enemies Within:
Communists, socialists and progressives in the U.S. Congress"

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/irate-tireless-minority/2014/05/21/irate-tireless-minority

You will come away with a new appreciation of why the Project Veritas video that is posted directly below this one is treason.
"Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully." ~ 2 Kings 12:15

Today the Sheboygan Press ran an article with a photo about Milwaukee County Sheriff Joe Clarke. The link I included does not show the advertisement that was posted directly to the left of the article and directly below the photo of Sheriff Clarke. It was an ad showing the silhouette of a pig in black with the words "Black Pig" in a large font underneath. The next line, in a much smaller font, read "Casual comfort Food With a Twist", and under that, there was a section of the ad box that was solid black with the word "oink!" in big white letters. (I do not know if the restaurant I linked to is related to the ad, but I couldn't find such a restaurant in the local phone book or anything else on-line and I even ditched startpage and tried google for you) (Correction made to the second line of the ad on 2/25.13)

Personally, I think this is just a case of poor layout review-probably due to the fact that whoever was doing the layout either didn't look at the article or the placement didn't strike them as a commentary on the article.(Which is as it should be in today's world.) I believe that is the case, although my youth spent in the Berkeley of the Midwest seems to have sensitized me to it. It made me chuckle though and here is why.

The Sheboygan Press, like the great majority of main stream media outlets, is seriously biased towards the progressive side of the spectrum. That means they are part of those raising the hue and cry against Sheriff Clarke for doing his duty by the people of Milwaukee county. He told them that they need to (gasp) take responsibility for their own safety, because due to the layoff of several officers and decreased hours for others, 911 may no longer be your best option in an emergency.



On first hearing, this was not at all controversial or even remarkable. Of course an individual is responsible for their own safety, first and foremost. Law enforcement is a backup plan and always has been. Or so I thought. Apparently this simple, truthful announcement set off a firestorm of controversy. Puzzling to be sure.

 Then, it became apparent why this statement is being viewed with such alarm by the main stream media and government in general. It is because, in order for the American Experiment in self government to fail, the people must become dependent upon the government rather than themselves.

Rather than acknowledging the entrepreneurial and independent nature of the founding generation of this nation, what have our children been taught now for decades? Go to school, go to college, get good a job with good benefits and retire. That's the American dream these days. (Job should be a dirty word, but that's another post. ) What else is part of the American dream, as dreamed by the progressive/communist/socialist/Gramsci Marxist enemies that have had near complete control of our school system for decades now? The idea that the government is there to take care of you. "Government is mother. Government is father." If you are under 40, those last few sentences probably mean nothing to you. They represent what children were taught in  the U.S.S.R. before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Why is that important? Because if you are dependent upon the government, the government controls you. The American Experiment is about putting the people in control of the government. If we wanted the government to control our every action, we would still be subjects of the crown. In order to create their Utopian fantasy world, the progressives MUST have a people that is dependent on the government. May Americans never be that people. Historically, every time governments attempt the Utopian nonsense that those currently in control of our school systems advocate, it has resulted in the deaths of millions of people- people killed by their own governments. Every. Single. Time.

Getting back to the article at the top of this post, it made me chuckle because, if the ad placement had been meant as a racist and anti law enforcement slur, that would mean that the progressives were being racist towards a member of the melanin blessed among us, in stark contrast to what they preach because said member of their preferred dependent class wasn't pushing their nonsense. I found that amusing and ironic.

So, Sheriff Joe Clarke, Thank you for doing the right thing and for alerting your constituents to their increased need for self defense options. And thank you for living in reality as opposed to those who clearly do not. Freedom isn't safe. It never was and never will be, on the individual level. On the national level, however, it is leaps and bounds safer than anything else.

 If you are currently on the government dole-get off. Provide for yourself and your family. If your state is bending the knee the to the feds in order to get fed money(our own money back after a chunk has been removed for bureaucratic nonsense), tell your governors and your legislature to stop taking it. Tell them to collect federal taxes at the state level and then refuse to send them until the feds abide by the Constitution. Do it now. It is a matter of life and death.

"But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel." ~1 Timothy 5:8