The Commune: Contrary to Obama’s Ideology
12. Nov, 2009 Written by:
Bryce Shonka 
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Ideals are the basis of much seen in the political world, though ironically ideology rarely is realized in a pure manifestation – this is a basic fact of nature. Black Bear Ranch, a commune in Northern California is an iconic example of the ideas of collective effort, concepts cherished by those who support the Obama big government agenda.
Black Bear, where the motto for decades has been “Free Land for Free People”, is however a counterexample to what Obama proposes, in a very important aspect.
One major draw for those seduced by national healthcare and most big government programs is the notion of a safety net. Fans of big brother tout the protection he offers from the world’s unpleasantries- disease, hunger, lack of medical care, invasion.
Centralizers take solace in the idea that ‘something is out there taking care of them’. This, however, is in direct opposition to the reality of a place like Black Bear.
The hippies, collectivists and other freedom loving folks who lived at Black Bear Ranch at various times relied on each other and their combined potential in order to survive.
There was no safety net- there was nothing protecting them from the ills of this world except for their neighbors. This is a fundamental difference from the twisted bastardization of communal well being currently being used to sell Obamacare and the other facets of the big government movement in DC.
Those at Black Bear accepted their personal responsibility, for had they not, they would have perished in any number of ways. The idea that some government entity was looking out for them was nonexistent.
It was this lack of government intervention that brought many to Black Bear in the first place, for they knew that freedom, well being and community are all things that no government can provide.
Bryce Shonka is the State Chapter Coordinator for the California Tenth Amendment Center. He also serves as the Media and Grassroots Director for the National Tenth Amendment Center. He resides in Los Angeles, CA.
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The problem with collectivization is that it is in general incompatible with human nature.
The nature of humans is to conserve energy, Not do anymore then one has to individually. That means if someone or something else can be made to do something for you, many tend to them.
At the same end if doing something does not produce any fruit worth offsetting the individual cost of doing it, then one tends not to do it.
The natural balancing point of this equation is the point where people either work or die. To that end “collectivized systems”, tend to reduce all the people to a status of subsistence or slavery where the gun is used to “motivate work.”
Interestingly enough the motivation of “the gun” (force more generally) is the same motivation which drives the institution of the military and police forces, as well as the institution of law to guide and govern them and us.
Bryce Shonka the only thing government brings to the table is "the gun" if you will, and what they dont understand is just what exactly that means to have a gun held to your head and be told to work, such as the Soviet and other communist empires did.
boy, what a bummer you are dude…you would be the lazy ass who would not want to share in the work…probably to busy "thinking" all your heavy thoughts…potentially a little nazi-like creep…go smoke a big fat one and relax…