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Originally posted by SWCCFAN
reply to post by taskforce4256
That's why people with our mindset are defined as terrorist just as the American Patriots were in the 1770's
We are a real and present threat to their goal of global domination.
Originally posted by randomname
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by SWCCFAN
Plus, I would find it amusing to see them actually TRY to take them.
so if police officers come with a warrant to confiscate your guns you're going to shoot them.
how well is that going to go for you.
do you think you can take out 40+ swat team members while a ten block radius is formed around your house by police cruisers and cops and helicopters fly overhead.
the 2nd amendment is just that, it can be taken out as easily as it was put in place.
if you place the protection of your life on ink and paper and peoples intention, you won't survive long.
if you follow the constitution, then doesn't it make sense that you should follow the laws enacted by the people under the power given to them by the constitution.
it would be unconstitutional not to follow this treaty if it is ratified.
but, that's what happens when you worship a piece of paper, or in this case sheepskin parchment.
Originally posted by SWCCFAN
In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh ,
Had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior:
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent
Form of government.
A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can
Vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the
Most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally
Collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has
Been about 200 years.
During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
>From bondage to spiritual faith;
>From spiritual faith to great courage;
>From courage to liberty;
>From liberty to abundance;
>From abundance to complacency;
>From complacency to apathy;
>From apathy to dependence;
>From dependence back into bondage."
I firmly believe that we are in the apathy to dependence stage and are quickly being push to the last level before the final collapse.
Originally posted by projectvxn
reply to post by UnaChispa
I ain't doin' it.
US Army hooah.
Originally posted by Golf66
You see where I am going with this...they have your family as de facto hostages to their will.
Now if you are financially independent (which I doubt) and/or single with no one depending on you, fine. Take a stand.
3. The punishments and consequences will affect your family directly and therefore it's not just you who your decision affects.
4. By the time this happens the country will likely be suffering economic hardships and shortages as well which will compound number 3 above making the decision even harder.
Our Soldiers are patriots but in most cases just men and women like me and you trying to provide for their families. If your pay and allowances were to suddenly stop could your wife (and children if any) eat?
However, if the government ceases to pay my benefits either by law or inability (financial insolvency or austerity measures);. Gloves would come off.
edit on 9/7/2012 by Golf66 because: sorry din't put to whom I was responding...duh?
It really amazes me that we can allow people to vote that don't even understand the difference between a democracy and republic.
Originally posted by Nucleardiver
Originally posted by SWCCFAN
In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh ,
Had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior:
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent
Form of government.
A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can
Vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the
Most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally
Collapse over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has
Been about 200 years.
During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
>From bondage to spiritual faith;
>From spiritual faith to great courage;
>From courage to liberty;
>From liberty to abundance;
>From abundance to complacency;
>From complacency to apathy;
>From apathy to dependence;
>From dependence back into bondage."
I firmly believe that we are in the apathy to dependence stage and are quickly being push to the last level before the final collapse.
Well its a good thing we live in a representative republic and not a democracy. This is part of the brainwashing and indoctrination of our federal education system, our founders never intended for our country to be a democracy as is evident in various quotes of our founders.
" Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember,democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts,and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide."
John Adams
" A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens,who assemble and administer the government in person."~James Madison
" Democracy is the most vile form of government... democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention: have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property: and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."~James Madison
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” ~Thomas Jefferson
There are plenty of writings by our founders that express their contempt of democracy and show their goal was exactly what they accomplished which was to establish a government that is a representative republic with governmental power limited by a constitution.
It really amazes me that we can allow people to vote that don't even understand the difference between a democracy and republic.
Originally posted by Golf66
Originally posted by projectvxn
reply to post by UnaChispa
I ain't doin' it.
US Army hooah.
I am thankful I was never put in the position to have to choose the right or patriotic course over the one that provided for my family’s needs. I hope for your sake you don’t either.
Before making your steadfast declaration of noncompliance consider very carefully the implications of your actions. As this is likely to happen the leadership is going to deal with the first to express such concerns very harshly - you will likely be arrested and court martialed.
I see that you are married which means your income and his/her healthcare will continue during confinement but this is likely to be a short cycle and once you go to prison your pay stops. You see where I am going with this...they have your family as de facto hostages to their will.
Now if you are financially independent (which I doubt) and/or single with no one depending on you, fine. Take a stand.
I have had the opportunity to serve with many great Soldier's, NCO's and Officers in Special Operations Command, many of whom are very intelligent (in practical and educational terms), resourceful (by necessity of their jobs) and above all patriots one and all... However, I have to say that while I wish it were the case deep down I wonder how many would engage the population at large if ordered to do so by their leadership?
This is why I fear that a good many otherwise patriotic men and women will indeed carry out their orders.
1. The orders won't be worded with constitutionally questionably language.
2. Most Soldiers live pay check to pay check and TPTB like it that way because your family who is likely far away from any help you can render has to eat and pay the heat and such. Making them de facto hostages to your compliance with orders.
3. The punishments and consequences will affect your family directly and therefore it's not just you who your decision affects.
4. By the time this happens the country will likely be suffering economic hardships and shortages as well which will compound number 3 above making the decision even harder.
Our Soldiers are patriots but in most cases just men and women like me and you trying to provide for their families. If your pay and allowances were to suddenly stop could your wife (and children if any) eat?
I have a personal point of action criteria for direct resistance unfortunately until my daughter reaches the age of majority and my wife no longer needs healthcare from the military I am afraid it is fairly high in terms of what I will tolerate. I am financially well off actually and own my farm outright but even I couldn't afford to pay for my wife's health care and feed my kid on that for long absent my agreed upon retirement benifits.
Basically, as long as my benefits don't stop any resistance I make will be passive (most likely) and or covert (possibly).
However, if the government ceases to pay my benefits either by law or inability (financial insolvency or austerity measures); I would bring the full force of my 24 years of experience in special operations techniques to bear against the government and it's agents that did so for I would then have little else to lose.
If that were to happen I would switch to clandestine and eventually direct operations. Gloves would come off.
edit on 9/7/2012 by Golf66 because: sorry din't put to whom I was responding...duh?
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
Will revolution be worth the loss of thousands and maybe millions of lives?
Ask yourselves this.