So they say.
Brother, as you know I’ve been fighting for liberty for very close to half a century now, and in all that time one of the things I’ve learned, the HARD WAY, is this:
Keeping in mind that virtually ALL of THEIR power is illegitimate, they wield it nonetheless.
And when you’re talking about politics you’re dealing with people who wield the power to devastate or totally destroy lives with virtual impunity. They wield the power to rob from, harass, beat, taze, kidnap, rape and/or murder, usually suffering no consequences whatsoever. They can do this simply with a spoken word, the stroke of a pen or a vote.
And it’s not just you and I, or even the whole damned “liberty movement.” They hold that power over HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. If you add the people they can destroy in the rest of the world, it comes into the BILLIONS, and for those latter there are even fewer consequences.
My friend, given these circumstances, the ONLY practical, the ONLY prudent, the ONLY SANE position to take is one of EXTREME skepticism. Anything less is naive and irresponsible.
And yet there are MANY even here within the so-called “liberty movement” who are giddily rushing up to give them big warm hugs and wet sloppy kisses on the mouth, obsequiosly and profusely thanking them for SAYING they’re going to lighten the chains a little bit.
Quite frankly, it’s sickening.
Have people become so removed even from a prudent sense of self-preservation? I mean, WTF?
ETA: Oh, and as far as all those wonderful sounding promises are concerned, I have 3 words of caution to offer, Contract with America.
