Do we have it in us to fight for what we had?
I can't help but wonder what it is that the early Americans had that we lack? What was it that made them band together and put their lives on the line to keep the freedom that had brought them to the colonies in the first place? Most were laborers, farmers, hardy people willing to struggle to start anew. Daring, able to survive by their own wits, willing to start over in a new world from scratch, they faced the unknown; Indians, starvation, and then the British trying to reclaim them as British subjects.
The civilization populating the U.S. now is anything but willing to start from scratch and face the unknown. Millions rely on the government for their very existence. What would happen to them if there suddenly were no welfare, food stamps, housing supplement, Medicaid and free cellphones?
Our misery is a product of our own society. The goal of a chicken in every pot and two cars in every garage, as stated in a1928 Presidential campaign slogan for Herbert Hoover, was a reflection of what he envisioned for every working family. There would be employment for every able-bodied man. You ask, "But when did welfare spring to life?
The "Poor Laws" were established in England long before the colonies were formed, and they were imported to the United States. But welfare as we know it didn't get cracking until the Great Depression when one in four able-bodied men were unemployed and the government stepped in to provide for the people.
What once was a hardy life with hunting for food as the norm, produce grown in the garden, crops on the land, and meals prepared from scratch, has turned into instant breakfast, fast food takeout, well-supplied grocery stores, water from the tap and flush toilets, sleep number beds, ski boats, second homes and sports cars. What kind of survival does a dependent society such as ours expect if there is a catastrophe on the magnitude of an EMP, a pandemic of world proportions, or ISIS blowing up every bridge in and out of major cities?
Camping used to be rustic, sleeping on the ground, cooking over an open fire, fishing the creeks, and braving the weather. But now camping for so many is a rolling bathroom, i.e., a motorhome with pop-out sides, master bedrooms, bathrooms with full showers, deluxe kitchens with ovens, refrigerators and freezers, satellite TVs, and campgrounds with swimming pools. In fact, true "campers" have been renamed "survivalists," "preppers" or "doomsday preppers." These folks are all about farro rods, waterproof matches, camouflage, and camping anywhere but a campground. However, in truth, they are nothing more than going back to the backwoodsman lifestyle that existed in early America, sans the camou. But, and it's a big BUT, they all have an apartment or house to go home to after the adventure. They practice their survival skills, read about old remedies, utilize old techniques, and then return to the softness of their homes.
And that's the rub, ladies and gentlemen. How do you convince a society to stand for the Constitution, stand for the Declaration of Independence, stand for what our forefathers stood for as if we have nothing to lose but our lives, when in fact THEY HAD nothing to lose but their lives and we have everything financially to lose? Are we too lost in our jobs that support our ski boats, second homes, fancy cars with GPS and backing cameras, to be willing to lay it all on the line for our freedoms and our children's future?
As Lavoy Finicum's daughters sang in their song after their father died, we might need to give this deep consideration. What is it we want? Do we still want the tree of liberty? With the millions of illegals we have in this country who are far better off here than in the drug lord controlled country they came from, they'll be the first to become Congress's civilian army against the U.S. citizens because only we know what we have now, and they think all that is left here is a dream compared to their past. They come from nothing, have nothing, and lose nothing but their lives in a fight for a better life here in the U.S. Hmmm. Sounds like our forefathers. But they aren't. They are the oppressed from other countries who can't believe what we are crying about. And the sliver of liberty that we are bemoaning is a windfall for them.
With that in mind, and with over 300 million people in the U.S., we'd better damn well be able to muster more than 60 people before a few more of us puff up our chests and say we're going to make a stand and fight for the return of our liberties. Lavoy's death was tragic, he stood as did others for the principles upon which we were founded. But it will take a hell of an army under God fearing leaders, joined together in a common mission, not just a few principled people, to right this ship. Jesus gave it all. What are we willing to give?
FREEDOM'S CRY
Are you, are you going to agree?
Our Freedoms are waning and we'll lose our liberty.
Slipping one by one until there's nothing left to see.
Are you, are you going to stand with me?
Are you, are you just going to let it be?
The ranchers are first, but brother, next it may be me.
We'll all stand together or we'll hang separately.
Are you, are you going to the tree?
Are you, are you going to be free?
It won't get any easier to regain lost liberty.
Strange things are happening in this land that once was free.
So brother, . . . let me ask you . . .
Are you, are you, are you going to stand with me.
I can't help but wonder what it is that the early Americans had that we lack? What was it that made them band together and put their lives on the line to keep the freedom that had brought them to the colonies in the first place? Most were laborers, farmers, hardy people willing to struggle to start anew. Daring, able to survive by their own wits, willing to start over in a new world from scratch, they faced the unknown; Indians, starvation, and then the British trying to reclaim them as British subjects.
The civilization populating the U.S. now is anything but willing to start from scratch and face the unknown. Millions rely on the government for their very existence. What would happen to them if there suddenly were no welfare, food stamps, housing supplement, Medicaid and free cellphones?
Our misery is a product of our own society. The goal of a chicken in every pot and two cars in every garage, as stated in a1928 Presidential campaign slogan for Herbert Hoover, was a reflection of what he envisioned for every working family. There would be employment for every able-bodied man. You ask, "But when did welfare spring to life?
The "Poor Laws" were established in England long before the colonies were formed, and they were imported to the United States. But welfare as we know it didn't get cracking until the Great Depression when one in four able-bodied men were unemployed and the government stepped in to provide for the people.
What once was a hardy life with hunting for food as the norm, produce grown in the garden, crops on the land, and meals prepared from scratch, has turned into instant breakfast, fast food takeout, well-supplied grocery stores, water from the tap and flush toilets, sleep number beds, ski boats, second homes and sports cars. What kind of survival does a dependent society such as ours expect if there is a catastrophe on the magnitude of an EMP, a pandemic of world proportions, or ISIS blowing up every bridge in and out of major cities?
Camping used to be rustic, sleeping on the ground, cooking over an open fire, fishing the creeks, and braving the weather. But now camping for so many is a rolling bathroom, i.e., a motorhome with pop-out sides, master bedrooms, bathrooms with full showers, deluxe kitchens with ovens, refrigerators and freezers, satellite TVs, and campgrounds with swimming pools. In fact, true "campers" have been renamed "survivalists," "preppers" or "doomsday preppers." These folks are all about farro rods, waterproof matches, camouflage, and camping anywhere but a campground. However, in truth, they are nothing more than going back to the backwoodsman lifestyle that existed in early America, sans the camou. But, and it's a big BUT, they all have an apartment or house to go home to after the adventure. They practice their survival skills, read about old remedies, utilize old techniques, and then return to the softness of their homes.
And that's the rub, ladies and gentlemen. How do you convince a society to stand for the Constitution, stand for the Declaration of Independence, stand for what our forefathers stood for as if we have nothing to lose but our lives, when in fact THEY HAD nothing to lose but their lives and we have everything financially to lose? Are we too lost in our jobs that support our ski boats, second homes, fancy cars with GPS and backing cameras, to be willing to lay it all on the line for our freedoms and our children's future?
As Lavoy Finicum's daughters sang in their song after their father died, we might need to give this deep consideration. What is it we want? Do we still want the tree of liberty? With the millions of illegals we have in this country who are far better off here than in the drug lord controlled country they came from, they'll be the first to become Congress's civilian army against the U.S. citizens because only we know what we have now, and they think all that is left here is a dream compared to their past. They come from nothing, have nothing, and lose nothing but their lives in a fight for a better life here in the U.S. Hmmm. Sounds like our forefathers. But they aren't. They are the oppressed from other countries who can't believe what we are crying about. And the sliver of liberty that we are bemoaning is a windfall for them.
With that in mind, and with over 300 million people in the U.S., we'd better damn well be able to muster more than 60 people before a few more of us puff up our chests and say we're going to make a stand and fight for the return of our liberties. Lavoy's death was tragic, he stood as did others for the principles upon which we were founded. But it will take a hell of an army under God fearing leaders, joined together in a common mission, not just a few principled people, to right this ship. Jesus gave it all. What are we willing to give?
FREEDOM'S CRY
Are you, are you going to agree?
Our Freedoms are waning and we'll lose our liberty.
Slipping one by one until there's nothing left to see.
Are you, are you going to stand with me?
Are you, are you just going to let it be?
The ranchers are first, but brother, next it may be me.
We'll all stand together or we'll hang separately.
Are you, are you going to the tree?
Are you, are you going to be free?
It won't get any easier to regain lost liberty.
Strange things are happening in this land that once was free.
So brother, . . . let me ask you . . .
Are you, are you, are you going to stand with me.