Makes me wonder

I am constantly in awe of the idiocy and plain stupidity of "the masses". Just like sheep, they are taken by the nose and given a little bit of food and they will follow anywhere, walking willingly to slaughter.

If people would not only watch the news, or read the news or listen to the news, but actually think about it, about what it is really being said, what the reason for it being said is, who is saying it. Pick the things that matter the most to you and study the issue. Learn about it from different venues. Don't just listen to one. Learn it, see how it figures into your life and then fight for what you believe.

For me, one of the biggest issues is the 2nd amendment, at least in a way that affects me as a citizen of the USA. I believe it. I honor it. I understand why it was added and why it landed at number 2 in our Bill of Rights, it was not an accident. Those very smart gentlemen that who wrote it placed it in the 2nd spot because they felt the only other thing more important would be freedom of speech. And with the 2nd amendment in place it will protect our other rights. Without the 2nd amendment we have no way to keep the government from having free reign over our country.

Here is the 2nd amendment:

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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Lawyers, people pro and con for gun rights have fought over almost every word and what the authors were trying to say. There are some simple ways to figure this out. Lets try this. What else did the authors of the second amendment say? How about those that wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence, might they say something of import?

"The governments of Europe are afraid to trust the people with arms. If they did, the people would surely shake off the yoke of tyranny, as America did. Let us not insult the free and gallant citizens of America with the suspicion that they would be less able to defend the rights of which they would be in actual possession than the debased subjects of arbitrary power would be to rescue theirs from the hands of their oppressors".

Does that quote not say all we need to know? What country in Europe (or the middle east or the far east for that matter) do we look at as the model of freedom and democracy that we as Americans want and expect? Do we want royalty? To have someone that happened to be born to the right parents grow up to be our King or Queen? Do we want the most ruthless, sadistic and brutal tyrant to become the leader of our country? What keeps that from happening? Things like our Constitution and our Bill of Rights. It is not our military. Those that are members of our military fight those enemies outside of our borders, not those within. The first and second Amendments are the teeth that keep us free. It is not a coincidence that they appear first and second in the Bill of Rights. The right to free speech allows us to speak out, even against those in power without fear of being dragged from our beds and never seen being again. The second amendment is what protects the first. With the PEOPLE of the United States having the RIGHT (it is called the Bill of Rights) to KEEP AND BEAR ARMS we as a people can stand up to any one person or group trying to seize power. Don't let the media and the anti-gun crowd lead you to think that the 2nd amendment word "militia" has anything to do with our armed forces. It does not. It is you and me and the others in this Country that feel our freedom is worth fighting for.

Oh and by the way that quote above was written by James Madison, principal author of the Constitution, principal writer of The Federalist Papers, Fourth President of the United States, Mainstream Revolutionary and Militant.

First one Clinton now another

I just finished reading the article linked above (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/25/AR2009032501034.html) and am pissed as hell. There is a nasty drug war going on in the border towns between Mexico and the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (the only good I see there is she is not President) is blaming us, read that U.S. as being at least partly to blame. NO we are not to blame for criminals killing each others. It is tragic that many police officers in Mexico have also been murdered but how many of them were innocent? Has no one heard of how corrupt SOME of the police are there? I feel sorry and feel the tragic loss of those truly there as public servents that have been murdered.

Mrs. Clinton says that since there is so much drug use in the USA, and that causes people to smuggle cash and firearms out of the US to Mexico that it is our fault. They also are going to try and use this to re-instate the stupid assault weapon ban that was ended by President Bush. As if banning a rifle in the United States is going to keep freakin murderers in another country from killing other killers. STUPID. STUPID. STUPID. Anyone that does not see that is just as ignorant. Anyone that does not see that it is another attempt to remove OUR right to protect ourself from crime and from the Government should it ever become necessary (If you don't understand that you need to do some research about the 2nd amendment, why it was written and put into our Constitution. It is not 2nd by accident. It is the one ammendment that protects all the others. Of course the first amendment is the one that gives me the right to state my opinions in this or any medium without facing prosecution or perscution.

NO, it is not my fault. It is not my neighbors fault. It is not my co-workers fault. It is the fault of the Government in Mexico not being able to police its own country due to corruption and fear. It is the smugglers that are committing federal crimes on both sides of the borders fault.

Do you feel better now?

How many saw the press conference with President Obama yesterday? If you did, do you feel safer, more sure of your future, feeling good about keeping your home, being able to have some money to retire on so you are not working 5 days a week at burger king just to keep from eating pet food?

One poll I saw showed 3% felt better, 10% felt no change and 87% felt worse about their future. I admit I am not an expert on high finance but there are many things wrong that throwing billions of dollars at them will not fix them.

This country is on the brink. Of what I am not sure, but I do know I am scared as hell. As money gets tighter, as businesses go under, as people find it harder to feed their families anarchy becomes a real danger.

The news is pointing out that the sale of firearms and ammunition have skyrocketed. Is it the lunatic fringe that is buying this up? No, it is you and me. Mr. and Mrs. American. When it comes down to keeping food you have put away for an emergency (such as is coming in this country) and someone tries to take it from you, when it is what is keeping you and your family from starving, you will have to ask yourself a few questions. The lunatic left will have to decide if all their posturing about firearms is going out the window because they now feel they need firearms to protect their family. The anti gun nuts will have to prove themselves wrong i.e. people don't need guns...the 2nd amendment is not about the average citizen having their own guns and get some themselves or end up giving up any commodities that they own. But of course all of the left who think that you should take from the rich and give to the poor, no matter how or why those people are rich or poor will happily give up their food i.e. they are now the rich because they have food and give it to the poor. They should feel wonderful then, truly being poor and hungry and with little chance of defending themselves since guns are horrid living creatures that kill without provocation.

I am a big fan of a man that posts videos on youtube. Much of it has to do with survival, protection and similar issues. When MOST people (myself included) talk about "survival" people picture the crazies in the woods thinking that the government is coming for them and they are going to have huge firefights trying to protect their "way of life". The real truth is that when I speak of survival it means staying healthy, fed, watered, covered, warm and safe until whatever particular emergency ends and things return to normal. Ask the people that survived Katrina if they wished they had began planning for such an event months in advance if that period of time would have been much easier to live through.

Part of surviving will include being prepared for the possibilities of having to defend yourself, your family, or your possesions. I don't mean your DVD player, but it could be your food, or your sleeping bag or water. Loss of something like that could mean the loss of your life. So you damned well better be prepared to defend it. Going back to the guy on youtube. You can see his videos, just search for videos by nutnfancy. There is some great information there. There are 2 themes that run through his videos (by the way most of the videos are reviews of outdoor equipment, first aid kits, etc). One is the term he uses called "WROL". This stands for "without rule of law". This means what happens when the rule of low is not in effect. Think it can't happen? Look at Los Angeles after Rodney King. If you were not prepared before hand you might have lost your store, your merchandise, your home or your life. What is interesting about the riots at that time was that many that were arrested for looting, and beating and firebombing homes and businesses did not know who Rodney King was, or they had not heard the verdict. The cause was that some people that live "wrol" found it an easy time to commit their crimes, it was not a social outcry to racial prejuduce.

The second idea that nutnfancy that he expounds on is called the sheepdog. He feels, and I agree with, that we have an duty to protect those unable to protect themselves ie the sheep. The sheepdog theory is that you do get involved, you do take chances to help others, that you do not hide when something bad happens. If it was your family would you watch them attacked, cut down, raped, robbed and you would remain in hiding IF you had a chance to stop or prevent the attack? Most likely would defend their family. But do you hide if it is not your family? The theory as I see it is that your family, or not your family, you still step in and protect them. Just like you would want someone to step in for your family if you were not there.

People, please understand that the chance of a large portion of this country living WROL at least for a time looms large. When or if that time does come then I hope that each of you is ready for it, ready to protect your family, yourself, and to be the sheepdog for those that will need our help.