There is nothing worse in this world than an enslaved man who naively believes himself free, except, perhaps, trying to explain to that same man his predicament. You can lay truth after truth before his feet. You can qualify your every position with cold hard irrefutable data. You can plead and scream and raise veritable hell, but before he will ever listen, he must first become aware of his own dire circumstances. As long as he views himself as “safe and secure”, as long as he imagines his chains to be wings, he will see no reason to question the validity of the world around him, and he will certainly never invest himself into changing his own deluded destiny.
Unfortunately, there are many such men crawling and scraping about here in what was once a land graced with a self sufficient and independently minded public majority. The great lie that has been perpetuated in this country over the past several decades is that we can defer our responsibilities of vigilance and place our well being and our futures into the hands of others for the sake of “collective efficiency”, or leisure. We have been conditioned to live in a state of constant indifference, a society which prizes compromise over principle and steadfast resolve. Those who refuse to compromise that which is honorable for the sake of ease and comfort are indicted as “extremist” or even criminal. The idea of personal revolution is treated with discomfort, and all we claim to stand for becomes muddled in a fog of inaction and cynicism. As Americans, we have forgotten what it means to earn and protect our own freedoms. We have forgotten that in liberty, there are standards that must be defended.
This, however, does not mean we cannot yet again remember ourselves. The desire for freedom is as inborn and natural as our own heartbeat, as our own breath. It is instinct. It cannot be erased from within, only oppressed from without. The tide has always been against tyranny, always, though we may find that hard to believe. If liberty was not ingrained into our very DNA, humanity would have succumbed to bondage and self destructed long ago. This is not the case. Stretching under the surface of our superficial force-fed mainstream culture are the roots of something real, and honest. Simmering beneath our so called “civilized” veneer, many Americans are finally rediscovering their wild and defiant origins. In the recent past we have been taught to feel ashamed of our rebelliousness. Now, we are learning to hold it quite dear.
For those of us who are awake, and for those who are on the verge of understanding, certain rules come into play that strengthen our stance and shield us from folly. Liberty is not a self perpetuating social condition. It requires guidelines, and effort, and sacrifice. Liberty will not survive without our willingness to maintain it. If you are not ready and willing to fight for your own independence, then you are not truly free.
Let’s examine some of the inherent laws and guidelines of free will and free action that will allow us to not only win back our self determination, but to keep it for generations to come. You want liberty? This is what it takes…
Rule #1: Never Take Anything For Granted
A lot of people today seem to have serious issues with expectation and assumption; what we in the alternative media often refer to as “normalcy bias”. We have grown used to the idea of abundance and relative safety. So much so, that we fail to notice when our abundance and safety begin to disappear. We assume that the condition of the world today will be the condition of the world tomorrow, and for all time. In the U.S., we have even come to expect not only that our prosperity and our freedom are inevitable, but that they will also increase exponentially with each passing generation. This is a relatively new and narrow cultural mindset likely caused by the explosion in industrial growth after WWII which seemed to erase all memory of the Great Depression in our society, leaving us with the belief that surely, our circumstances would never become so desperate again.
Those who are truly independent realize that nations, no matter how affluent, can self destruct at a moment’s notice, especially when they fail to recognize their own weaknesses and confront their own demons. Never suppose that that which is good and just will remain without your own initiative. Never wait for others to fix those problems which you could just as easily solve yourself. Never expect that freedoms won cannot also be easily lost. Always prepare for the worst outcome, and strive for the best outcome.
Rule #2: Educate Yourself
Never become a useful idiot, or a waste of oxygen. Being a part of the herd is nothing to be proud of. Strive for knowledge, and thirst for the truth every moment of every day. Many of the things we deem “important” in modern society are in the grand scheme hollow attempts to fill our lives with distraction, only wasting time until we finally bite the dust filled with regret. Pretending to further the depth of one’s life is not the same as actually doing so. I can’t think of anything more horrifying than becoming a man who rushes around frantically every waking moment, but ultimately accomplishes nothing.
Do not assume that you already have a tangible grasp of the truth, especially if all your knowledge has been handed to you. Instead, research that knowledge for yourself. Put that which you have been taught to the test. Only in this way will you finally learn. Expand your horizons. Learn something useful. Remove unnecessary distractions for at least part of your day and focus on increasing your awareness of the environment you live in. There are very few things in this world more important than this, and self education should take precedence over everything else except your family. “Lack of time” is no excuse for ignorance. Make time! The ignorant are led. The knowledgeable lead themselves.
Rule #3: Don’t Be A Pansy
Liberty is not for the faint of heart. Emotional courage is paramount to freedom, and it can be expressed to incredible effect by even the most unlikely heroes. I’ve seen children with more courage and tenacity than some full grown men.
If one recognizes the gravity of the situation we face as a people, if one understands the considerable danger involved in the fall of a Republic to the depths of fear and autocracy, but still does nothing, that person has not only failed the world, he has also failed himself. “Making waves”, or drawing the ire of “authority”, is the least of our worries. If you have utilized an objective eye, and know you are right in your position, then there is no reason to fear criticism from anyone.
Sociopolitical action, nonconformity, noncompliance, and self defense, are unavoidable aspects of a society that wishes to maintain its freedoms. There is no way around it. If you are not willing to stick your neck out and expose yourself to risk, you remove all chance of possible gain. If you are a self proclaimed activist that refuses to sacrifice, that refuses to struggle, then you have failed before you even began. Talk must lead to balanced action. Never thumb your nose at the devil without being ready to trade punches as well, or all is lost.
Rule #4: Stop Waiting For Others To Tell You What To Do
Independent people not only consider and implement the solutions of others, they also work on their own. Complaints abound lately in the Liberty Movement;
“When is someone going to do something!? What are YOU going to do about our predicament!?”
This is the question of a slave, not a free man. A free man asks, “What am I going to do about this predicament? What is MY solution to the problem?” Therein is the key to liberty; decentralized leadership and movements based on fluidity and spontaneity of action, instead of a great mass of people standing around stiffly waiting for orders on high, or a self styled messiah to engineer their world view. As soon as you place your very initiative under the control of others, you have lost the fight. Always consider the solid strategies of intelligent people, and adopt them if they are useful, but do not remain idle because you are too frightened to exert the effort to solve problems bigger than yourself. Spectators only witness history, they do not make history.
Rule #5: Cast Off What Is Unnecessary, Keep What Is Effective
Yes, I stole this rule from Bruce Lee, but it is just as applicable to social movements and economic stability as it is to the martial arts. Invasive debt creation, for instance, is a tool for subversion, and no people forced to bear the burden of liabilities they can never repay is free. Therefore, exorbitant debt must be avoided, or cast off completely.
In our personal lives, how many useless goods do we accumulate on a daily basis, instead of useful items that we may one day desperately need? How much of our life is spent accumulating garbage in order to keep up with “socially acceptable” levels of consumer behavior? How many of us cling to careers we hate in order to service our needless consumption? The ability to prioritize must become a virtue once again, and, we all need to shut off the cable television…
This rule also applies to governments. If a government no longer fulfills its sworn duties to the people, and no longer serves the purposes to which it was originally intended, then it too must be cast off and replaced with one that does serve the people, or, it must be forced to return to its inherent foundations. Today, this kind of talk is often referred to as “extremism”, or insurgency, no matter how correct it might be, which brings us to our next rule…
Rule #6: Ignore Establishment Labels
Tactical name calling is only effective if we actually care what other people think of us. Labels like “homegrown terrorist”, “extremist”, “doomer”, or “conspiracy theorist”, are designed to shame people into self censorship. That is to say, they pigeonhole movements and their participants into categories of public shame, causing said movements to fear social reprisal. They are also meant to forcefully assign “outsider” or “fringe” status to particular political positions in order to marginalize and weaken the resolve of those who hold them. Never mind that almost every powerful and honorable cultural movement in history once started out as “fringe”.
Early in our lives, we are taught that it is far better to be accepted, and to avoid standing out, even at the expense of our individualism. Unfortunately, many adults never outgrow this childish belief, and thus become vulnerable to tactics as absurd as simple ridicule. At bottom, being slandered by a thieving bureaucracy infested with soulless parasites bent on centralization at the expense of innocent human life is a bit laughable (this goes for you too, SPLC). Globalists, along with their media cronies and their think-tank sock puppets, will say ANYTHING to get what they want. Empty words and false labels cannot stop the truth, or a movement driven by the truth.
Rule #7: Cynicism Is The Path To Defeat
It is good to be critical, but not to the point of nihilism. America’s past is riddled with mistakes, bad judgments, horrible crimes, and downright stupidity; that doesn’t mean that the principles on which this country was founded are any less vital. We hear often from cynics that humanity has become too stupid and complacent to do what is right. However, stupidity and complacency are not inherent qualities. That’s an elitist fantasy with no basis in fact. Stupidity and complacency are learned behaviors, and they can be unlearned. What IS inherent is our ability to choose what path we will take. For adherents of liberty, we need only remind people that they have this choice. We can whine and cry all day long about how nobody pays attention and how there is no hope, or, we can exhaust all options before throwing in the proverbial towel. We don’t need to “like” society the way it is, but we do need to recognize the underlying potential of all people to become something much more than what they currently are (I can’t stand blind ignorance either, but I’m certainly not ready to accept it as a fact of American life). Remember, no fight is over until it is over.
Rule #8: True Authority Is Derived From Respect That Is Earned, Not Bought, Or Taken
A corrupt politician is just a criminal conman in a nice suit. A law enforcement officer who refuses to follow Constitutional Law is just a petty little tyrant in a black uniform. An economist who knowingly skews data to fit his own political bias or to serve the political biases of men above him is just a liar or an inept buffoon with an embossed piece of paper from an expensive university. A lab scientist or doctor who flubs experimentation to support the interests of the corporate world rather than the needs of the public is just a quack in a white coat. All too often, though, we find ourselves taking these cretins seriously all because they talk the talk and wear the costume. They are just people, and if they cannot do their jobs honestly, then they are useless people, who deserve our disdain, not our respect. We should never allow such men to wield positions of authority over us.
Rule #9: Take It Personally
When someone tries to steal from you, hurt you, or enslave you, unless you are some kind of nut, you take it pretty personally, right? Why should it be any different when a government commits the same grievances? Americans should be furious over the destruction of their economy, their currency, their infrastructure, and their Constitutional freedoms! They should be enraged over the endless wars overseas that are bankrupting the nation. They should be bellowing to the rooftops over the cooption of their political system by a slimy brood of corporate bankers. Is this “extremist” behavior? Who cares!? If your anger is not visible then it is not worth a damn. Don’t just get active, get emotional! This is about your life, and the lives of those you love. That’s not to say that we should take out our frustrations randomly and haphazardly, but if we can’t at least make known our anger over the misdeeds of government, then what the hell is the point of calling ourselves free?
Rule #10: You Are The First And Last Line Of Defense
Like it our not, this is our job. We have inherited a country on the verge of disaster, and we are tasked with cleaning it up, otherwise, there will be little left to pass on. We do not get to bask in illusory prosperity for the rest of our days. We do not get to feed off the entitlement program trough until we are fat and contented. We are not going to retain our rights without blood, sweat, and tears. We will not be building magical floating cities in the clouds or skyscrapers on Mars. We will NOT be remembered fondly as members of some fantastical “golden era”.
We have been thrust into the muck and the mire. We are being molded as the lost children of an age better forgotten. We have been slapped in the face with a dilemma so volatile and so incredible it may one day be called the greatest crisis of all time. We have drawn the short straw.
This could be viewed as some terrible doom. It could be held as a star crossed act of ferocious fate. We could fall to our knees and lament with despair, overcome with woe at our unbearable lot. But, this would be in violation of rule #3, and nobody wants to be a sobbing pansy. On the contrary, every “bad luck generation” is only so if they refuse to see the great fortune at their fingertips; if they refuse to seize the moment and conquer the giants of their day. The greater the hardship, the greater the enemy, the greater the heroes. We are faced with possibly the most unrelenting antagonists and the most treacherous obstacles in recent memory, or even distant memory. In the same spark of confrontation, we are also presented with unparalleled opportunity to change the course of the world forever. Whether or not we succeed, is entirely up to us.
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written by laura ann , July 06, 2011
Seems stupidity and complacency are the norm. I'm a retiree and others agree with me. I have given up on mankind to do the right thing in government, and even on community and local levels. Few take a stand on anything, and are ignored now for many years. America is in the trash heap of history; down the abyss into the new world order. All hope for freedom is gone as patriots are few. Politicians are scum of the earth. I haven't voted in over 25 years. All patriot activities have been futile over many decades, as so few care. Many have ost hope/given up.
written by CassieSunset , July 06, 2011
Over the past decade, I’ve become aware of a cancerous growth infiltrating societies everywhere. I’m talking about the gradual removal of civil rights in the name of security. Recent changes to legislation across the world, to clamp down on the internet with the aim of strangling free speech, have shaken me out of my complacency.
I was one who believed that we do have the right to free speech, and that being detained or even imprisoned without charge was something that only happened in far away countries ruled by dictators. But even Americans, backed by a good constitution and a Bill of Rights, now have to keep fighting just to keep what they previously shed blood to get.
Watching so many American shows, I stupidly believed that Australians also had laws guaranteeing civil rights. Now I find that this isn't true. I may live in a modern industrialised western democracy, but we don't have a Bill of Rights. Our constitution doesn't protect our right to free speech or civil liberty. This came as a shock. So, the battle for free speech in my country is going to be very hard indeed.
Each night before I sleep I am weary, and I wonder if I have the energy to keep going. I see my countrymen locked into mind-numbing games, shows, sport, and partying. I see so few people here who know or care about the changes taking place around them. I sometimes wonder if I’m hitting my head on a brick wall. But then I read an inspiring article like yours and my energy is renewed. Thank you for the energy.
written by SHTF Mac , July 06, 2011
Brandon, once again you've put together an article that is not only timely, but absolutely essential reading for all Americans... If they spent an entire semester in high school discussing and analyzing just this article it would change American society for the better for generations to come.
Thanks!
written by rhm85 , July 06, 2011
"Rise like lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number
And shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep have fallen on you
Ye are many. They are few."
The Mask of Anarchy - Shelley
written by Bazerkerjoe , July 06, 2011
Thanks for this post. Its inspiring. I do not believe America is lost yet but we need folks to wake up.
written by TorchFire , July 07, 2011
Thoughtful words Brandon. We need to encourage deeper thought in these matters of such vital importance. Your efforts are most impressive.
Here is my latest endeavor:
Dark Harbor
Where has she gone
with her lamp held high
beckoning outcasts who would live free or die?
There, in the east!
What? She stands as if caged...
her eyes remain steady yet her heart's disengaged
Once revered by the nation
(those who would not be ruled)
but her people grew weaker and now they are fooled
“Liberty!” they greet her
for they seem well acquainted
but she views them as strangers, with her wisdom untainted
While yet in her youth
the year nineteen thirteen
she was tied to an altar by hands so unclean
As freedoms were stolen
from that day to this
her children sat idle and did not resist
Now forced into shadows
for one hundred years
she stands in the harbor imprisoned by fears
She waits for the hour
for her torch reignited
by the courage of people from a nation united
When truth is revealed
from the flame in her eyes
those who once chained her will see their demise
And the elegant lady
once more we'll defend
and her principled nation will rise once again
© TorchFire 2011
written by messianicdruid , July 07, 2011
"I have yet 3000 who have not bowed the knee to the Baalim."
great article!!!
written by The original Jane Doenut , July 09, 2011
This is by far the best article I've read since the transcript of 'Social Collapse Best Practices' by Dmitry Orlov (2009)
Very well done Brandon. Thank you.
written by The original Jane Doenut , July 09, 2011
This is by far the best article I've read since the transcript of 'Social Collapse Best Practices' by Dmitry Orlov (2009)
Very well done Brandon. Thank you.
written by The original Jane Doenut , July 09, 2011
Sorry about the double post;)
written by JTG , July 09, 2011
Well, it's time to walk the walk. We need to drop our instigated petty differences and just agree on what is happening to all of us. It's so frustrating to hear people that are in just as much danger as all of us, using the words they've been taught to use: conspiracy theorist, racist, and you know the rest. Drop it folks, we are in this together and the only way out is together.
written by Turtle Balls , July 09, 2011
Tell all this to Native Americans who were slaughtered, raped, and stripped of everything except a few strips of worthless land.
written by Willy Whitten , July 09, 2011
What does black and white have to do with it Vox?
~Willy Whitten
written by just another soul , July 09, 2011
Vox, you are clearly one of the confused souls. Do you not see that it has nothing to do with race whatsoever? When the SHTF its gonna get all over all of us you fool. It is the powers that be that are the true enemies here. Will race riots break out? I'm sure they will but they will be the result, not the root of the many problems we as a society face at this moment. So, cut the crap and wake the hell up. You are falling into one of the numerous traps that have been laid in our path. You sound like a white supremist to me, stop and think for a moment at who has reaked havoc all over the planet then look in the mirror. I'm black and do not hold that against you but lets get real here. I will extend my hand to any human regardless of race if the cause is just.... you should too, it just might turn out that one day the only person that can save your life is black.... will you not reach out for his hand to save yourself? I know I would regardless... keep that in mind...
Peace
written by Second hand smoke , July 09, 2011
How about if everybody scream and comlain when TSA touches you or anyone else.Remember they aren't qualified to handle explosives and real terrorists explode.
At least act like you care about it.Shut down an airport and then sue the TSA and the cops who show up to taze and beat everyone.Get pissed and maybe kill something or at least drive it to suicide.But hey its your life or its the thing they milk and throw away. Surprise me sheeple but to be honest I won't be betting on it. From what I can see this is a dead horse.These are not people but contentedly dead souls. I have no use for them and they are the majority in the way.I just wanted to be left alone and now I say Burn everything and lets blow this popstand.
written by Henry , July 09, 2011
I often hear that the people need to wake up. Wake up and then what? Many people are awake but there is no leadership for the people, no plan, no financial backing, no protection, no group, no direction, no power, no honest courts, no lawyers to help, no solutions and just about nothing.
The few who have stood up have been overwhelmed by the wealth, power and control of tyranny and they now rot in prison, abandoned by the people. We don’t need more cannon fodder or bodies for the profit making prison system. When people wake up, this is the reality that they see and this is why they turn away. They are not asleep, rather they are fully awake and well aware that they are powerless.
So sitting in a comfortable chair and telling everyone else to “wake up” isn’t going to achieve anything. Waking up is not the problem. Waking up is not the solution. Currently there does not seem to be a realistic solution.
written by Maryjo , July 09, 2011
Their biggest fear is all of us coming together as one Nation and one People no matter what our race, color, or creed...It's why so many years and money was spent dividing us all creating hate and strife. Now they are using fear fear fear, and more fear...to distract us while they completely enslave us ALL!
Wow! It's nice to see people are starting to finally come out of their created little bubbles...
Peace
written by Big Red , July 09, 2011
stupidity! Without a doubt the Amerikan people are the stupidest bunch of"people" in all history. Add to that mean,perverse,apathetic and degenerate.
I spent 40 years speaking out and all it got me was hammered by uncle scam. These people wont wake up until it's too damn late!
written by Robert Dunn , July 09, 2011
"These people" won't wake up? Why do you expect the problems to be solved by someone else? Wake up and do what? I guess you missed the comment posted just third above yours titled "Waking up is not the solution".
Next we'll hear the nonsense that if everybody would just call their congressman, if everybody would just go to the town meeting, if everybody would stop flying, if everybody would just stop paying taxes, and etc. We already know that "everybody" isn't going to do that.
So we can all stop fantasizing about "everybody" solving the problems for us by "waking up". The first thing that “everybody” can do is to “wake up” to that fact.
written by Julie , July 09, 2011
Ya got a bunch of old men here who get their frustrations out by dreaming that everybody (else) needs to wake up.
Makes the old geezers feel good to think they know the truth while everybody else is asleep.
Also provides the excuse for sittin' by and doing nothin' while waiting for everybody (else) to wake up and do somethin'. Who knows what everybody is supposed to do!
The government already knows that the american people have been pacified and aren't going to do anything.
See it ain't the fault of the lazy old geezers, it's all those other people, - everybody who won't wake up. Get it now? It just another excuse for lazy geezers to sit on their butt and do nothin' but blame others.
written by Todd Miller , July 09, 2011
Well Big Red did say that all he got, for 40 years of speaking out, was hammered by uncle sam. Yep that's what happens.
It's like trying to stop a runaway locomotive. You jump on the tracks, yell stop and hold your hands out to push back the train. Splat!! That's the end of you. It doesn't matter how good your intentions are. It doesn't matter that the train was out of control and needed to be stopped. All that matters is that the force of the train is far greater and so you lose!
Sending more people to stand in front of the train is just stupid.
Big Red does say that people are mean, perverse, apathetic and degenerate. Yep, that they are. So I don't know why he thinks they will help. Open your mouth and your neighbors will report you for speaking out and hope they can get a reward. It's already too damn late! It's been too late for a long time.
Liberty is long gone and will not soon be seen again.
written by Frank Bliss , July 09, 2011
I once spoke with a special forces guy about the government corruption my family was intimately familiar with and my desire to wake people up and he told me that in almost all societies the common man will not act when he learns of the corruption, but only when he has lost everything and therefore has nothing left to lose by taking action other than his life.
written by Rawhide , July 09, 2011
See the comments by VOX and his second identity? Although there are racists on the planet, it's more likely that he's just a NWO muckraker trying to sow discord or to help put that "racist" label on the liberty community. They have few tricks, so they like to ride them pretty hard. No one educated could think that the core of the problem is anything other than the ruling elites, only a few of which seem to be dark in complexion. But it matters not, for they could have been of any race - for chances are that anyone whose families prayed to satan for generations would have been offered similar power.
Do not worry, when things get ugly, the valiant of all races will unite. We are not fools!
People still need to bring awareness to others. Not because awareness equals results, but so that the brainless masses do not support our enemies when things get spicy.
And further, you would think that someone would have already at least broken the fingers of a TSA agent. Asking them to stop obviously does not work. If anyone else wanted to peep at the naked body of your bride or children, wouldn't you lay hands upon them? Is it their fancy outfit that causes you to treat them more gently? I know the estrogen in your food and water has emasculated you people somewhat, but it is time for you to regain your manhood.
written by Brandon Smith , July 09, 2011
Vox's comments are a typical Disinfo-Troll tactic. Posing as a Liberty Movement participant and then blabbering about "white people" versus "everyone else". The goal is to:
1) Make the movement appear racist, and give credence to the SPLC's propaganda campaign.
2) Undermine the legitimacy of the target article in the minds of people new to the information.
They tend to use this tactic only on the most effective articles and editorials, so I partly take it as a complement, however, such nonsense does not fly on this website.
To disinfo-trolls, paid or unpaid; you are out of your league guys. We are very familiar with Cointelpro and Alinsky tactics here. But, by all means, keep wasting your time and energy. You will simply be deleted.
written by David Thompson , July 09, 2011
Perhaps G. Edward Griffin’s freedom-force.org is the only viable, non-violent solution available at this time. I agree that just waking up isn’t the answer. The answer is always found in taking action. Action is the key.
Griffin’s solution offers action, but it will be a long, uphill battle that will take generations to restore freedom. So those people who seek immediate relief will be disappointed. It took many years to lose liberty, by giving up a little here and there, and it will take even longer to get it back.
If you know of any methods of instant relief, I’d like to hear about them. The only people I know of who get immediate relief are those with millions $$ to spend on lawyers and bribes (oh I meant to say “lobbying”) and those rich people aren’t usually oppressed in the first place.
But let’s hear your solutions. Real solutions.
written by Brandon Smith , July 09, 2011
David,
I suggest you take a closer look at this website. Its entire foundation is built upon solutions for decoupling from the corrupt establishment system including Alternative Market Networks. Don't just read one article and move on. Explore!
Also, you have just exhibited the exact kind of passive laziness that I discuss in the article above. WHY are you waiting around for other people to come up with solutions for you? Start working on your OWN solutions. I see you asking for them, but I don't see you offering any of your own design. This is simply unacceptable. If this movement is to succeed, people need to stop acting like lemmings and take responsibility for themselves.
written by Brandon Smith , July 10, 2011
Attention!
Anyone who uses multiple ISP's to play around with the comments section and other accounts will also be immediately deleted. Trolls will be cast to the gutter with extreme prejudice.
That is all...
written by L. V. Spina , July 11, 2011
we all should wake the F**K up or we will be speaking another language and I am too old to learn .
written by kgbtp , July 11, 2011
Nice article. And for all you passive folks who think Freedom is dead you are so wrong! Do you honestly think we Americans, we real people here are not going to get in the fight when the SHTF? Oh contrare. There is a moment in time where the elite will indeed meet the real American folk and they are truly outmatched.
I must agree, using their own system to play their game is fool hearty. You see we American folk do seem to sit back a bit and observe, watch, learn, listen and take note. When you see your fellow man or woman in the streets en force, gather round you cowards and join in as we just put are butts out there so don't you dare go hide in your home or you will not have one when they get done with all of us!
Do listen nor pay mind to all the BS misinformation they will blab about your fellows fighting for your freedom on the tube and online...read between the lines and support those who dare to stand up for you should you cower in that day. It will take our numbers and our wit and fellow brave military and officers to join us and not protect those few greedy SOBs out to destroy our country. In that day, and it's coming, when the anger passes beyond white, black or Mexican you will see the people stand together unleashed in one accord and they will have names and lists of those who thought to provoke them.
We are passive now, and we are watching is all. The true cowards who think American's don't know what the hell is going on are sadly mistaken, as are numbers are great and in that day we show the rest of the world how it's done!
written by Ben Dover , July 11, 2011
The following book provides the answer(s)
Psychological Warfare and the New World Order: The Secret War Against the American People
http://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Warfare-New-World-Order/dp/0932367232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310394551&sr=8-1
written by Ben Dover , July 11, 2011
1. Turn off your T.V. (Better yet, throw it away)
2. Think for yourself.
3. Question all so-called 'Authority' (Especially big banks, big oil, big weapons manufacturers, big government, multinational corporate interests, big media, and anything you were taught in school)!
4. Get out, and/or stay out, of debt! (Try to not charge for things that you can just as easily pay for, with cash)
5. Use cash as much as possible, rather than debit cards and/or credit cards, which allow companies to track what you are buying, and where you are buying.
6. Get rid of grocery store 'discount' cards - grocery stores provide this information to insurance companies.
7. Bank at a Credit Union, or any alternative to the 'Too-Big-To-Fail' Banks, that participated in the 2008 Banker Bailout. Don't do business with 'the Beast'.
8. Invest as much as you reasonably can in precious metals - especially silver, and gold.
9. You have the right to own a firearm, to protect yourself, and your family. Read the 2nd Amendment.
10. Buy products that indicate "Made in America" - whenever possible. You'd be surprised to find out how many necessary, practical, every day products are still "Made in America"!
11. Buy food at a local Farmer's Market
12. Start your own garden
13. Meditate - reduce your stress!
14. Get exercise!
15. Read a book (here is an excellent book to read: Psychological Warfare and the New World Order: The Secret War Against the American People
http://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Warfare-New-World-Order/dp/0932367232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310394551&sr=8-1 )
16. Listen to soothing classical, jazz, ambient, or alternative music
17. Watch 'Freedom to Fascism' - a film by Aaron Russo (can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUpZhhbKUBo)
18. Watch 'Why We Fight' - a film by Eugene Jarecki
(can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...r_embedded)
19. Watch 'Endgame' - a film by Alex Jones (can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-CrNlilZho)
20. Below is advice from John Perkins' book, entitled THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE (The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, And How To Change The World), pp. 322-329.
"AVOID SHOPPING AS 'RETAIL THERAPY'
(Instead, jog, meditate, read, or find some other solution).
SHOP CONSCIOUSLY - if there is something you must have, purchase items whose packaging, ingredients, and methods of production are sustainable and support life.
MAKE EVERYTHING YOU OWN LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE PURCHASE AT CONSIGNMENT AND THRIFT STORES - where everything is recycled.
Write letters telling Monsanto, De Beers, ExxonMobil, Adidas, Ford, GE, Coca-Cola, WALMART, and other labor exploiters and environment destroyers
why you refuse to purchase from them.
CUT BACK ON OIL AND GAS CONSUMPTION!
DOWNSIZE (your car, home, wardrobe) - everything in your life (and don't buy what you don't need) SUPPORT/SEND MONEY only to non-profits, radio stations, and other organizations that promote JUST causes.
VOLUNTEER your time and energy to such organizations.
SUPPORT LOCAL MERCHANTS
ENCOURAGE stores to buy from local growers, producers, and suppliers.
Shop at your LOCAL FARMERS' MARKET
AVOID DRINKING WATER THAT IS FLUORIDATED (only your toothpaste should have non-industrial fluoride)
INSIST that those who use your money - banks, pensions, mutual funds, companies - make socially and environmentally responsible investments."
21. Better yet - invest in precious metals (silver/gold).
22. Research every company whose products or services you buy
23. Research every organization to which you donate your hard-earned money
24. Vote with your dollars!
25. Watch 'The Secret of Oz' - a film by William T. Still (can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swkq2E8mswI)
26. Get prepared for when the U.S. dollar TOTALLY COLLAPSES, and loses it's place, as the world's sole reserve currency. The 'globalists' (European Central Bankers, like the Rothschilds, and the Rockefellers, as well) are planning to reduce the American Middle Class to the status of the Third World poor. That is, they are going to wipe out the American 'Middle Class'. That is why they shipped our jobs overseas. That is why they engineered the current economic 'downturn'. That is why no bankers have gone to jail, over their financial crimes - they are immune. There is no 'justice' in this system. It is owned, and operated by European Central Bankers, and their Allies in London, in Frankfurt, and on Wall St.
Expand the above list, and share it with everyone you know!
written by Ben Dover , July 11, 2011
NULLIFICATION: HOW TO RESIST FEDERAL TYRANNY by Tom Woods
http://www.tomwoods.com/learn-...ication/
written by Ben Dover , July 11, 2011
The Global Debt Crisis: How We Got in It and How to Get Out
Monday 6 June 2011
by: Ellen Brown, Truthout
http://truthout.org/global-debt-crisis-how-we-got-it-and-how-get-out/1307386310
written by Ben Dover , July 11, 2011
Global Warming or Global Governance?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u81qXOYfKg
written by freedomwarrior , July 15, 2011
Obama's Utopia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flW5XNRgb4o
This video is my attempt to wake up America on the economic peril this country is facing and to ask individuals to take personal responsibility in preparing for the coming storm of civil unrest, government control over the daily lives of the dependent masses, and a message to those of us that are aware to prepare ourselves physically, economically, and spiritually as we will be the ones to lead this country back to its founding principals.
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." George Washington
written by Don Boyer , July 18, 2011
JEFFERSON said: "When the people fear the government that is tyranny, when the government fears the people that is freedom".
I believe the majority of Americans presently DO fear the government. It is high time to get the liberals and leftists out of our government. We must "clean house"
November 2012. Absolutely no more Obama!!! America
would not survive another 4 years of him and his agenda.
written by mtnangel , July 21, 2011
Thank you for this wonderful article. I'm new to the site and very excited about what I'm seeing. Very good work, young man.
written by Son of Liberty , July 28, 2011
How I could have missed this outstanding article by Brandon Smith at Alt-Market.com? It was published on July 6 for Independence Day but will always be pertinent and timely for independent-minded people. I consider this a "Must Read" on a regular basis to firmly implant the freedom force within.
Alt-Market.com is becoming a fantastic community and resource in these challenging times.
written by Truth Be Told , July 28, 2011
One Nation, Under GOD, Indivisable, With Liberty And Justice For All.
No GOD = No Country.
God is the bedrock upon which our founding fathers established this great country of ours.
written by Truth Be Told , July 28, 2011
Mr. Ben Dover,
Here are a few books/dvd's to add to your comment above.
BOOKS
The True Story of the Bilderberg Group
by Daniel Estulin
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
by Mark R. Levin
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
by Thomas E. Woods
Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation by William Engdahl
DVDS
FOOD INC.
THE MONEY MASTERS- How International Bankers Gained Control of America
THE CARTEL
EXPELLED: NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED
written by Carl Herman , July 29, 2011
Well said, Brandon. Sam and John Adams were seen as "too extreme" in their language in the beginning, and now seen as recognizing what was right in front of everyone first. Academic terms of what we have is Professor Frankfurt's "bullshit," psychopaths for leaders, Orwellian policies and language, and "emperor has no clothes" obvious criminal acts.
Here's my best shot to explain and document: http://www.examiner.com/nonpar...ics-1-of-4
written by Rose , July 29, 2011
...works both ways. Thank you sir for spelling it all out. I plan to lift your article to all my email. Excellent read!
If each of us did our part, large or small, it will make a difference. Unfortunately for the weak, we have allowed this to fester for so long into what may be a really nasty process getting back to our roots.
Godspeed,
written by WalkTheTalk , July 29, 2011
We have survived as a species for so long because we have acted successfully in social networks for a common purpose. History has proven over and over again that when you sacrifice the common purpose for individual right then you open the door to a caste system where almost everyone loses.
written by PatDonnelly , July 30, 2011
freedom00is00earned.blogspot.com
Independence is costly but very valuable. Consider Thailand, the Land of Smiles. Never been brutalized by the west. The loyalty to the King is the key. If a people do not accept monarchy then the monarch will steal.
Government requires self discipline and many of the responses to this thoughtful article are disappointing!
The one way to ensure that the system is not corrupted is to test those who put themselves forward.
written by patriotsact , July 30, 2011
I need to tweet this far and wide.. no time for comments now.
written by WPF , August 01, 2011
A closely related set of social issues:
1) Unconstitutional legislation, 2) government bullying, 3) impunity, 4) no legal representation for whistleblowers, and 5) "nothing we can do" consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, GPs, community nurses, social workers, police officers, etcetera.
Related link:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/EditorDeclanVarley/31July2011/Email.htm
written by Felix , August 04, 2011
Here is the information for you:
www.northwestfront.org
written by Brian W. , August 05, 2011
Ron Paul on CNBC 8-4-2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...r_embed...
"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected." George Washington
written by TMIKE , August 07, 2011
RON PAUL CNBC link correction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DopJQf8cZNw
written by Truthseeker16 , August 07, 2011
Thank You for this excellent paper, as a truthseeker of our spiritual nature as well as our physical experiences in this world the most important thing we can do is to educate ourselves. The mass consciousness still consists of non-thinking entities, those that choose to follow anything that others say. It is so refreshing to read the responses of those thinking and willing to do their part. I thank all who care about humanity and want to create a country that expresses it founding values, this is our purpose, to express the highest Good in our world. God Bless All
written by American Citizen , September 01, 2011
"Justice is the protective space that keeps innocent life free from evil."
"Evil is intentional harm for the purpose of taking power."
"There are only two ways in the universe to get power: earn it--which is the path of good people, or take it--which is the path of evil."
If everyday American Citizens understood these concepts, we wouldn't be in this hole, and we could do the work to get out of it.
These are quotes from the book "New American Nobility."
