I am posting this before
the election results are in, because the point remains valid
regardless of the outcome. There are too many Americans who are
willing to be subjugated.
I cannot, on any level of
my being, understand people who vote for their own subjugation.
Seriously, what the hell is wrong with these people?!
You live in what was
supposed to be a free country. This country was founded on the very
principle of individual liberty. A war was fought to rid ourselves of
the subjugation of a tyrannical monarch, and a system of government
created with the intent to avoid any such tyranny in the future.
Hell, even the ratification process for the Constitution saw
arguments about whether or not this new system would be supportive of
or destructive of said liberty. Yet, here we are.
I stood in line to vote
today, looking around at the other people in that line. I saw the
people who had stopped at the Spanberger table outside to get
literature. I tried to evaluate whether or not they looked as stupid
as their vote would indicate. And yes, I use the word "stupid"
knowingly and with full intent. Anyone who willingly votes for their
own slavery is at a level of stupid that I simply cannot comprehend.
And this is not limited to just my district, this goes on all over
the country during each election. How these people came to think this
way, how they were convinced that this is a good idea, why they do
not see that they are responsible for their own undoing is beyond me.
Look, it is real simple, when you give government more power over
your life, allow government to take more of your money, demand that
government “take care of you,” YOU ARE LESS FREE! You have become
slaves to that government. Why do you not see this?!
I posted a video yesterday
of a clip from the movie "The Avengers," in which the bad
guy, Loki, demands that a crowd of people kneel before him. I posted
it because his words, while uttered in a sci-fi movie, are poignant
and telling. I have witnessed this attitude among my fellow Americans
on numerous occasions, none more so than on election days. Sadly,
many of my contemporaries DO want to be subjects, they DO want to be
ruled. I have to wonder where this attitude comes from, because it is
anathema to me.
Yes, I voted. I voted for
one man whom I believe understands the proper role of government in
our system. The others I left blank. So, I know that there are those
who will complain that I am participating in the charade, and you
know who you are. Fine, if it makes you feel smarter or superior take
your shots, I have pretty thick skin. But I have studied it since I
was old enough to read, I have written about it extensively, I have
talked with people who have also spent years on this subject, and I
am confident that I know how our system is supposed to work. It was
meant to foment and protect liberty. Alas, it has failed.
I have been voting and
taking part in the process since I was eighteen-years old. I even got
so frustrated with what I was seeing that I took the leap and ran for
Congress myself. I have believed, wanted to believe, hoped beyond
hope that by working through the system I/we could achieve the
liberty that our Founding Fathers had envisioned when they created
this nation. I fear there is only one way left to us to achieve that
liberty, but the America of today no longer has enough of the people
of courage needed to make that happen. I hope I am wrong.
I am reminded of this
interaction between a Philadelphia citizen and Benjamin Franklin -
"The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were
held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered
outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in order to
learn what had been produced behind closed doors. The answer was
provided immediately. A Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin
Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a
monarchy?” With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, “A
republic, if you can keep it.”
Well, in my opinion, given
the way so many Americans vote today, we cannot keep it. It saddens
me beyond words to say that, but I see no evidence to the contrary.
The fact that we still have so many in this country arguing that the
government should do more, spend more, and have more power only
serves to prove that Doctor Franklin knew human nature all too well.
Freedom is truly frightening for too many people.
