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Where are you going Papa?
Where are you going Pa?
I’m going off to war son.
I’m going off to war.
There’s nothing can be done son.
Our country has gone to war.
The cannon’s are calling.
The battlefield is red.
The flag is unfurling,
And soon I may be dead.
War is repugnant to the human character. It is due to greed, avarice, and a host of sins that have plagued us since Cain slew Abel.
Century after century armies have marched to the beat of bloodshed imposing some sort of tyranny on an often unsuspecting foe. Few times are we justified in bearing arms against our fellow man.
All war cannot be avoided from the prospective of those who wish to maintain their national sovereignty, and freedom. Typically civilian casualties are high, infrastructure destroyed, and some form of slavery ensues.
America was founded on a war for Independence. I am not going to justify the Revolution to you because it would simply be an exercise in futility to those who learned their history in modern government schools, and it needs no explanation for the rest who were willing to dig into the conflict that began years before the Declaration of Independence was signed on that hot July day.
Today, contrary to our stated goals as a country, America imposes its will around the world. It is not without descent that we do so, but rather an ongoing struggle by those who realize the essence of what lies under this tragic agenda.
Let me qualify my objections to our current platform of bringing democracy to the rest of the world. First, I would not hesitate to take up arms against anyone who would endanger the sanctity of our free state. I would further qualify that by stating that I have not done so at this point because we are either ill prepared for an internal war, or the balance of the citizenry would much rather languish under the failed, and unlawful acts of the current government.
Second, as we have never failed to point out here, this country is not a democracy, but rather a Constitutional Federal Republic. A country formed by a union of states, each sovereign in its own right, which contains a free and independent people never beholding to the majority rule in so much as we do not violate or abuse the rights of our fellow citizens. For America to be so hypocritical as to promote an obviously flawed, and failed form of government speaks volumes of who we have become, and what path we now walk.
There is no America for the many who serve us now in more than One-Hundred other nations across the globe. We are the policemen of the world, tearing fathers and mothers from their homes, and planting the seeds of strife, and despotism as we march ourselves deeper into an untenable position.
Ron Paul talked about blow-back from our meddling into the affairs of other nations. Those who would have us believe that we have the right to change the structure of other countries laughed at him. The media joined in the fray as the braying sheep they are, willing to sell out their fellow countrymen for the well paid positions of propagandists.
This article is not about our agenda, but the underlying tragedy it inflicts upon the few who are willing to serve their nation. I say few because at any given time it is only a very small percentage of the population that is willing to take up arms, even when it is apparent that a call to arms is necessary to maintain a free state.
Our military is voluntary. Many of the people who serve have been to Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Indeed some have been there four or five times, and that my fellow citizen is well beyond the term of abuse.
What impact does that have on the lives of a little boy, or girl who is without that one parent upon which they derive an essential part of their character? I suppose in a nation with a divorce rate of over fifty-percent we are want to even recognize the damage of the position. But, let me tell you that I would bet that those good people who are willing to serve their country are the ones who would create the most stable of environments for a sound family life.
I oppose the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and what ever else may come from these expeditions, but I laud the men and women of our armed forces as courageous despite any political difference. In the long run, as many of our Vietnam Vets realize today, we have entered into a war without justification that will ruin the lives of many.
The death toll to the American service is enough to make us ill at the notion of those who will not return to their loved ones, or those who have been, and will be burned with permanent disabilities. The death toll in the civilian population of Iraq alone should beat upon our hearts as an injustice so great that we should scream through every legislature for their explanation as to why they lay silent.
The civilian death toll in Iraq passed 1.5 million people more than a year ago, and the abomination of injuries caused by depleted uranium core munitions is a scar this country will not readily be able to reconcile in the long run. Blow-Back from this may be the position from which our government builds upon its already obvious assault on liberty. It may also be the battleground of our children who will construct their bunkers against attack, after attack from those who have seen the horrors of war brought about by our nation building paradigm.
Cindy Sheehan, while I could not initially agree with her, has come to see that this war is not a matter of democrats versus republicans, but rather it is the vilest aspect of a nation that has been captured by a one party system, indifferent to the rule of law, and captive to greed, and power. Today I can see we, ...
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We haven't posted any Ron Paul Articles or news lately, but this speech is actually classic RP all the way. Another one from "the man who should have been president".
“Could it all be a bad dream, or a nightmare? Is it my imagination, or have we lost our minds? It's surreal; it's just not believable. A grand absurdity; a great deception, a delusion of momentous proportions; based on preposterous notions; and on ideas whose time should never have come; simplicity grossly distorted and complicated; insanity passed off as logic; grandiose schemes built on falsehoods with the morality of Ponzi and Madoff; evil described as virtue; ignorance pawned off as wisdom; destruction and impoverishment in the name of humanitarianism; violence, the tool of change; preventive wars used as the road to peace; tolerance delivered by government guns; reactionary views in the guise of progress; an empire replacing the Republic; slavery sold as liberty; excellence and virtue traded for mediocracy; socialism to save capitalism; a government out of control, unrestrained by the Constitution, the rule of law, or morality; bickering over petty politics as we collapse into chaos; the philosophy that destroys us is not even defined.
We have broken from reality--a psychotic Nation. Ignorance with a pretense of knowledge replacing wisdom. Money does not grow on trees, nor does prosperity come from a government printing press or escalating deficits.
We're now in the midst of unlimited spending of the people's money, exorbitant taxation, deficits of trillions of dollars--spent on a failed welfare/warfare state; an epidemic of cronyism; unlimited supplies of paper money equated with wealth.
A central bank that deliberately destroys the value of the currency in secrecy, without restraint, without nary a whimper. Yet, cheered on by the pseudo-capitalists of Wall Street, the military industrial complex, and Detroit.
We police our world empire with troops on 700 bases and in 130 countries around the world. A dangerous war now spreads throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. Thousands of innocent people being killed, as we become known as the torturers of the 21st century.
We assume that by keeping the already-known torture pictures from the public's eye, we will be remembered only as a generous and good people. If our enemies want to attack us only because we are free and rich, proof of torture would be irrelevant.
The sad part of all this is that we have forgotten what made America great, good, and prosperous. We need to quickly refresh our memories and once again reinvigorate our love, understanding, and confidence in liberty. The status quo cannot be maintained, considering the current conditions. Violence and lost liberty will result without some revolutionary thinking.
We must escape from the madness of crowds now gathering. The good news is the reversal is achievable through peaceful and intellectual means and, fortunately, the number of those who care are growing exponentially.
Of course, it could all be a bad dream, a nightmare, and that I'm seriously mistaken, overreacting, and that my worries are unfounded. I hope so. But just in case, we ought to prepare ourselves for revolutionary changes in the not-too-distant future.” RP
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On the evening of Feb 21, 2009, Glenn Beck was joined by Stephen Moore, former CIA operative Bob Baer, and former CIA employee Michael Scheuer, and forecaster Gerald Celente. The panel discusses possible scenarios that could play out in the U.S. in the coming months, and years.
Rather than refuse to think about it, you might want to consider watching this 3-part program that has gathered these panelists from all fields to address unthinkable scenarios. As Glenn Beck states: "When you refuse to consider the unthinkable, thinking stops, and when thinking stops, actions become mindless."There are issues here that we all should be thinking about. When times get rough, rough things happen." Here is a look at what some experts are saying.
Part I
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Part II
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Part III
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I tend to forget that we have visitors, and members from places as far off as Russia, the UK, and other parts of Europe. Therefore my writing usually focuses on the trials of the American people, and their particular problems.
Even when I write about the origins of our law, I often skim past, or fail to acknowledge the fact that much of American law has its roots in the growth of English Common Law, which developed from the Magna Carta.
While we have spread our tentacles throughout the world it is not familiar for us to recognize the fact that our meddling is not always for the greater good. We have, after all, been sold the unhealthy concept that we are a super power whose job it is to police the world. But global governance is more the aspiration of tyrants rather than that of a peace loving people who wish to spread prosperity.
I grew up in a neighborhood predominantly populated by immigrants from Italy. I went to a Catholic grammar school with the first and second-generation children of those people. I did have exposure to others, mostly of European origin, but I was not so isolated as not to have interacted with others including a black man who taught me the fine art of playing handball when I was a boy.
My ex-wife, and the mother of my children was of Hispanic descent. A wonderful woman that entered my life sometime ago was from the Ukraine. Another whom I have met more recently is a native of Sicily. I have interacted with various peoples over the last decade that have opened my eyes to the beauty of diversity.
Without getting into the details of my romances, or friendships, I can tell you that I have learned a great deal through the course of those encounters. Different cultures stimulate interests, and in so doing promote the necessity of knowledge, the process of which should never end.
I couldn't begin to tell you why the stability of being with people of like traditions is comforting, while the intrigue of meeting new cultures is so invigorating without realizing that the expansion of the mind is what drives our motives.
On the more enlightening side of my encounters with our friends across the sea I find that they are more likely to be informed than we here in America. Some time ago I was on the trading floor of an investment bank speaking to a friend about the coming financial crisis and the role that the FED plays in all of this. He, a trader, was not aware that the FED is not part of the government. However, the Russian immigrant who sat to his left was well aware, and understood the benefits to him of having this bank inflate the dollar.
But, when all is said and done I am, after all, an American, and the world revolves around us, or so many would have you think. In reality this is how the world turns to a certain extent. The world reserve currency has been the dollar for many years, although that position wanes. We have consumed more goods than the combination of countries with far larger populations. We were, at one time, capable of producing more goods than a major portion of the world through industrial giants such as General Motors, and General Electric. Our ability to feed the world was, in and of itself, a testament to the greatness of the nation.
By and large, Americans had much to celebrate, and much for which they could be thankful. A great nation, with great laws, and the willingness to succeed. Something changed, and not for the better.
Over the years our education system has morphed into a playground for leftist ideas by which the average student would simply become a useful tool of the next program. Instead of learning institutions, we now have indoctrination centers administered by teachers whose knowledge of the subject matter is at best rudimentary.
Our infrastructure decays as city planners bloat the budget with non-necessities such as freezing units for skating rinks. Bridges, and overpasses crumble across the nation, but we must build multi-million dollar sporting arenas where the populace can forget that the nation is in decline.
We are a people that focuses on the inane as the world crumbles, and people throughout the globe ask; what is America doing?
I, myself, sometimes wonder if it is possible to have come to this point without the collective consciousness awakening. Then I read the latest headlines about the tribulations of Britney Spears, and all I can do is shake my head in disbelief that such nonsense still sells.
The dollar has controlled the world for years. This came about admittedly by the fact that the awesome power of our production and consumption of goods far outstripped the rest of the world. It was an easy task for our globetrotting politicians; men like Henry Kissinger, to first promote the dollar, and then exploit the subsequent worldwide economic dependence.
As the largest foreign holder of crude oil reserves, Saudi Arabia was approached with the idea of accepting only the dollar. This accomplished a few things, one of which was to allow the American empire to impose a tax structure upon any nation that would be dependent on the importation of oil, and to control the lifestyle of other nations.
As inflation rose through the expansion of our own money supply it had the underlying effect of raising inflation for all of the global population. The currency in reality was not dollars, but oil that allowed for this manipulation. Since, in essence, the dollar was now tied to crude, the fortunes of the world rested on the nation that held the key to the printing presses.
As the public segment of our economy expanded, the taxing structure became a transparent inflationary aspect of the pricing structure. Fueled in part by the private sectors success, the promotion of a debt based society, and the need for higher salaries, the ripple effect began to take hold. It ...
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