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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