Friday, July 02, 2010

The Grey Men Idea

My recent posts, Running Out of Options and Facebook Civil Disobedience Discussion, have generated much traffic here, and most interesting discussion threads.  I want to thank all who have visited, and commented, and I hope (I almost hate to utilize that word because its misuse has almost made it meaningless) that the ideas being kicked around provoke readers to further analyze their own, our, freedom.

But, to the Grey Men idea.  One of the comments; # 20 in the post Running Out of Options; put forth was this.

You want strategy? Well here is an option. Denial Of Service.
Our wealth is being taken from us and given to the parasite class via government agency. SO why fight the government goons with guns? Fight the agencies dolling out our tax dollars who are not armed and sitting their fat as lambs for the picking. Not only does it keep our funds from being distributed it has the added bonus of pissing off the parasites and forcing them to seek other options for their livelyhood.
This means shutting down the various physical locations of the social services for as long as possible in your area. Find them fix them and shut them down.

How say you?

This idea; which was mentioned by other commenters; damaging the property of the State, which is similar to an idea presented at Sipsey Street Irregulars, in a past post titled To all modern Sons of Liberty: THIS is your time. Break their windows. Break them NOW., has one particular drawback, amongest others, which bears considering.

The major drawback, is that the State still retains full power, with the ability to further tax and spend what they do not have to replace what may be destroyed or shut down, meaning Americans will simply be forced to replace what has been destroyed or denied.  Thus, this idea lacks sustainability as a method to further the cause of liberty and freedom.

If, individuals are going to cast aside respect for property rights, and the State’s property is, allegedly, our property, I think a more effective target of destruction would be the property of the MSM.  The MSM, currently still privately owned, is, by and large, the mouthpiece of the State, and if its capabilities to disseminate information is checked, individuals will have to search elsewhere to remain informed, and, as this piece at the Center for a Stateless Society suggests, the alternative media could then increase its presence and influence.

And the technology, of course, is different. A lot of computer, Internet, and media savvy was in evidence at Porcfest. Far from having to rely only on live speeches, underrground newspapers, and pirate radio stations, we now have through the Computer Revolution a means of communicating with each other and the world such as has never yet been realized in human history. The ramifications of this for the dissolution and collapse of government are staggering. By making ever increasing use of alternative media and its accompanying technology, it is now within the grasp of anarchists to form a significant enough population minority to seriously threaten the continued power of the State.

Additionally, if MSM property is damaged, because it is private property, rather than State property, American taxpaying individuals would not be responsible for, or burden with, payments to replace what has been destroyed, it would fall on the private sector (I realize there really is no longer a private sector).

I, personally, have ethical issues with destroying private property, but as the State continually encroaches into private property, the economy, and our very lives, our choices become more limited as to what means we as individuals can undertake to restore freedom without loss of life.

Posted by John Venlet on 07/02 at 02:54 PM
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“Just Like We Did Last Time?”

After reading this,

Meanwhile, a bunch of left wing hoodlums are burning stuff at the G-20, just like they do. Every. Single. Year. Why is it that the media is so deathly afraid of us right wingers being violent, though we hardly ever are, yet lefties and socialists shut down a city for a week every year and nobody notices because it’s so ho-hum.,

which was gleaned from here, TJICstan muses the following, in a post titled “deathly afraid”? sounds right to me.

You know, I think that there’s a little bit of rationality embedded in the leftist fear of right wingers.

We are competent, armed, have military experience, can execute a plan, can engage in self sacrifice more extreme than “sleeping on a futon arranged over Craigslist the night before the protest”.

When 2 leftists get peeved, they make a giant puppet.

When 4,000 leftists get peeved, they burn a few Mazdas.

When 2 rightists get peeved, they destroy a federal building.

When 4,000 rightists get peeved, they attack the standing army of a world-straddling super-power… and win.

For the last 75 years the right has indulged the left, whether from lack of attention, hopes that things will turn around, belief in the power of the ballot box, or just adult-like indulgence of children.

…but what would happen if 4,000 … or, God forbid, 400,000 American libertarians and conservatives decided that the electoral process was not legitimate, and was nothing but a rigged game for the ever-growing scope and budget of a destructive federal government?

Well, you know that old joke “Why is Texas that big? Because we’re Americans, and we wanted it that big!”.

4,000 competent and well-armed anti-government folks could make the earth rumble and change the course of history for centuries to come.

Just like we did last time.

Just like we did last time?  While I would like to believe that “4,000 competent and well-armed anti-government folks could make the earth rumble and change the course of history for centuries to come,” I think those on the left, in complicity with the statist right, would ruthlessly hunt down and kill the 4,000, with the MSM wildly cheering and propagandistically consolidating the left’s, and statist right’s, grip on power.

Until such time that conservative individuals, meaning the statist right, come to the full realization of their complicity in the destruction of America, and consciously withdrawl their approval of “democracy,” true freedom loving individuals will be subject to their well meaning, but perfidious, collusion.

Posted by John Venlet on 07/02 at 01:17 PM
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“Corpse in Armor” - Buy It, Read It, Understand It

I’ve read Martin McPhillips’ book Corpse in Armor, and reviewed it here.  If my take on McPhillips’ book does not pique your interest in purchasing Corpse in Armor, read Billy Beck’s review for another viewpoint.  Here’s a taste of Billy’s take on the book.

There is an elemental thesis to this book, which is that world socialism was happy to have Islamist terrorism as an ally against America. I heartily agree. This is the largest context of the book: the fact that all kinds of devils will league happily against us precisely because this country is the best thing the world ever saw. Within that context, the action runs fast and hard, but one can always find time for spots of philosophy, even during interrogation.

If the above two reviews do not impel you to consider McPhillips’ book for your Summer Reading, read Mike Soja’s review, of which here is snippet.

Corpse brings the themes laid down by the likes of John Le Carré, Ken Follet, and Robert Ludlum into the twenty first century, with a fresh look at the dangers facing the United States from old adversaries and new, featuring the concomitant upgrades in modern technological capabilities on both sides of the war.  Corpse is all about the latest in instant communications, sophisticated network infrastructures, high-tech weaponry and deployment, drugs, and psychological techniques, and, most importantly, human individual endeavor.  People have to do what is right.

My copy of Corpse in Armor has gone through my hands, to my sons’ hands, and from there into my neighbor’s hands (sorry I didn’t make them purchase it, Martin), and I’ll continue to recommend it, not simply for the pleasure of the read, but for the ideas presented in a thriller novel form.  Buy the book.

Posted by John Venlet on 07/02 at 10:19 AM
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A Friday Poem

Lay me on an anvil, O God.
Beat me and hammer me into a crowbar.
Let me pry loose old walls.
Let me lift and loosen old foundations.

Lay me on an anvil, O God.
Beat me and hammer me into a steel spike.
Drive me into the girders that hold a skyscraper together.
Take red-hot rivets and fasten me into the central girders.
Let me be the great nail holding a skyscraper through blue nights into white stars.

Prayers of Steel - Carl Sandburg

I admire the appeal to destroy the old, and then rebuild to something greater in this poem.  I’m doing what I can.

Posted by John Venlet on 07/02 at 07:23 AM
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Week in Review - “Aggravation and Drinking”

Scooteroi sums up the week in review in a post titled Aggravation and Drinking.  A couple items Scooter reviewed.  First, a graduation story.

- I caught a little bit of a story about a school that graduated a class with 30 valedictorians and it wasn’t because the quality of education was so good that the class had 30 students with a 4.0 GPA. They just didn’t want to have kids feel bad, so they took the top 30, which sort of defeats the whole valedictory idea.

This goes along with the current (and idiotic) idea that we can’t have winners and losers in society…which is one of the stupidest things I have heard of. What’s next, not keeping score during the super bowl or having all the drivers in a NASCAR race go to the winners circle?

Second, the Elena Kagan hearings.

- Then there’s the whole Elena Kagan thing. Yes, she has a good sense of humor. No, she shouldn’t be allowed to choose her wardrobe. And no, she has no business whatsoever being anywhere near the Supreme Court, let alone on it.

I have an idea. I want to fly Boeing 777’s for American Airlines. I’ve read about flying. I know all about lift, drag, weight and all that. I have accrued a jillion miles as a passenger on jets. I even read an article on how to land a plane if the pilot dies. I’m all set.

So, how about that job?

That’s the equivalent to putting Kagan on the high court.

I know it’s early, but, bourbon anyone?

Posted by John Venlet on 07/02 at 06:05 AM
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