Aaron said: “OK, what do you suggest people do? The best I can think of - and it's got a lot of flaws - is to chip in for better arms for the victims willing to defend their homes in spite of the unjust law. eg. resident Bill Von Winkle, the one who said "I won't be going anywhere. Not my house. This is definitely not the last word." He might as well at least have a good assault rifle when he makes his valiant but doomed last stand.”
Though I don’t support violent action (at least not yet, as I still believe we live in a benevolent world), I have a hard time discouraging your novel idea of starting a fund to arm these victims. (I doubt any of you have the courage to do something like that.) I also wouldn’t stand in their way to prevent them from murdering their assaulters, as their assaulters certainly have earned that fate. However, though Rand had Ragnar Danneskjold, she also had John Galt. What did Galt do? He stopped the motor of the world. How did he do it? By removing his sanction and taking DIRECT ACTION.
I’ll bet that most all of you, every day, sanction our government in one way or another (e.g., voluntarily paying income taxes, purchasing (and watching) dumbing-down propaganda from the major media outlets, doing nothing). (Most of the Socialists on this list do that directly to support the government, while the rest of you likely don’t think enough to consider it at all.) What do I suggest? ACTIVELY remove your sanction. How do you remove your sanction? There are plenty of courageous individuals around the country (e.g., see my list of heroes I consider “Courageously Supporting Liberty”) taking DIRECT ACTION against the government. (I wrote a related post on this over 2 years ago.)
For example, I couldn’t spell law before I filed for divorce. Now, without any legal training (to corrupt my thinking), I’m finalizing my reply brief for the Illinois appellate court. (I figured, if an attorney could learn how to do this, how hard could it really be?) In all my researching of history, U.S. Supreme Court cases, legal processes, and laws, I came across Irwin Schiff. That took me down a path researching all of the tax laws and learning that the income tax was voluntary. (Now I pay money to those who are exposing the tax fraud, not to mention I no longer “volunteer.”)
Point being, there are PLENTY of courageous leaders out there that you can learn from. But, you must do the work. You must get your head out of the sand. You must make the effort. You must take the risks. You must re-evaluate your priorities. You must re-evaluate your principles. Do you have the courage?
Your enemy is, and always has been, the government. Don’t sanction them by doing nothing – ATTACK.
- B.
To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle. -- Confucius
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