Perhaps we're all reading too much into Kokesh's "tree" metaphor. He may have meant "blood" in terms of "blood, sweat, and tears" poured out by everyone earnestly involved in the liberty movement, as that's exactly what it's going to take.
At least, that's what I'd hope he meant. If not, that's a little unsettling.
He meant *exactly* what he said; "Blood"= blood, just as it did in the quote he referenced.
Yes it's unsettling. Yes, I will be counted by his side.
I am, like him, a war veteran from a family of war veterans. I was there and stood (although acutely embarassed at doing so) because I understood and approved of his point. I've been there faced off against the "foreign" enemies at the behest of the "domestic" ones. And I accepted how quickly this could devolve.
We strive to keep this revolution peaceful and democratic. A war veteran (who knows first-hand how ugly things can get) does not counsel violence lightly. But you people
must come to accept the fact that the powers-that-be now regard
*you* as dangerous to their designs.
You are all regarded as "enemies of the State" even if it's not publicly proclaimed by those who would do your nation irreparable harm.
This is not a game. This is literally (just as he said) a matter of life and death.
You are
all soldiers on the front lines of freedom whether you like it or not. If you can't handle the fact that you may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrafice, it's
past time to leave and accept the tyranny that approaches. Even if you never raise a finger in defense against the coming police state, you may still perish.
If you are to be a part of this reclamation, you
MUST steel yourself and make the commitment to to swear your "life, fortune, and sacred honor" for the Constitution and the cause of freedom.
If you can't do that, it's time to sit down, be quiet, and hope they overlook you.
I'm sorry the situation is what it is. I'd much rather die of old age in a bed. But there it is.
