“Why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away?”
That quote by Mel Gibson’s character in The Patriot stuck with me ever since the first time I saw the movie. Again and again I ask myself, “is that what we have done, really?”
I am sad to say that is exactly what we have done. Whether Conservative or Liberal, Republican or Democrat, on the left or on the right, we have traded one tyrant for thousands of democratically elected tyrants, but tyrants still. Various political groups ( you pick a political party) tell us to vote their chosen candidates into office, and they will protect us from (pick the opposing political party), you know those people , the ones who want to control what you do, what you say, what you eat, drink, smoke, where you work and decide whether or not you receive medical care. So, you volunteer your time, energy, and money to help elect “their candidate.” Once that’s accomplished, we (good people) will be safe from them (bad people), and, in fact, we (good people) will be able to turn the tide in our favor and make them (bad people) do what we (good people) know is the right thing, whatever it may be.
Really, is that it? Is that all there is to saving our country, throwing out their group and electing our group because our group holds the moral high ground?
So, we bounce back in forth on the political spectrum, worse than a pinball at the arcade, with one group wanting one thing and another wanting something else, vying to use the power of government to impose it on everyone, because they believe that is what is best for all.
Have we given up on our fellow citizens and determined that they are unable to make conscious decisions about what is best for them? Obviously they can’t be responsible for their own actions and make decisions, they need our help. Yes, they need our help. You know us, the “smart ones”; we know what is best for all, and we will show the way; whether they like it or not.
Are you one of the ‘smart people’ who just knows what is best, not only for yourself, but also everyone else? How did you come by that power? Is it genetic or did you acquire it through study? How did you arrive at such a pinnacle of humanity that you know what is best for everyone?
You say that’s not you. Are you sure? Have you ever said to yourself, “If I only had the power I would . . ?” Be honest now, you know you have. I admit that I have, and I am willing to say that I have voted accordingly. I am sorry to say I have been on both ends of the political spectrum from liberal to conservative, and I felt I knew what was best and that “my” candidate would insure that those people were made to do what I thought was best.
Aren’t they really saying that they do not believe in freedom, liberty, and the decency of the average person? You know what I mean, the candidate who will make everyone follow their way of thinking, because they know best what is right or moral?
Maybe it is best stated by C. S. Lewis, “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
It is time for all of us to vote for candidates who believe in “We The People” and in the constitutional limits placed on government. If the candidate has a record, examine it very closely. Listen to their words and what are they really saying. Read between the lines. Do they claim that the laws they want to pass will make our lives better, but always seem to limit someone’s rights and freedoms? Or are they more interested in keeping the government in check, so we remain free to live our lives as we see fit?
Remember always, government is force, legalized force, yes. But it is force even to the point of violence. Government must be held in check and its power only used to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens.
You know that in your personal life you really want to be left alone, without some group or individual or government body dictating what you do and how to live your life, don’t you? If that is what you want for yourself, then you must be willing to let others live their lives without government interference.
Refuse to vote for any more tyrants!
Truly I have made poor choices for tyrants never looking at the idea of tyrant. Yes it was my choice, my ignorance and my act of doing it. It is also my lesson and my strength of determination. Most voting for tyrants is plain ignorance and I am not certain you are fully informed either.
What good is a constitution if there are no ideas for it to support, if there is no relevance or reason for it to be at all. So many look at the constitution and some gospel instrument to word creation, its not. It represents an idea when it is used and that idea is Liberty and its use the restriction of ideas of a past to limit people in Government from doing the acts of history and allowing life to be free of such an obstruction. But what idea does it actually support? LIFE!
You, and which philosophy of life does it support; A Republic? Isn’t a republic the idea we are working to achieve in this nation? Have you ever seen an idea become achieved without knowing what it is and never putting any effort into it? NO! you have not and what is the Foundation of this philosophy if it is to prosper? The Declaration of Independence? When in the course of human events, isn’t life human and aren’t actions events? It becomes necessary for one people (one people?) Would this be the one people who have decided on a way of life called a Republic and put actions into it?
How about; We hold these truths to be self evident, (truths, self evident?) Certain unalienable rights? among these Life (LIFE?), Liberty (LIBERTY?) and the pursuits of happiness? How does this equate to A Republic way of life? Please answer these for yourself because it is important if you want to live this way of life.
What the hell are all these documented warnings we became independent of? and the Constitution supports which idea in this document? LIBERTY, now why would we want that to be the case, what does this idea support again? Life?
See the constitution cannot live without the Declaration of independence plain and simple and a Republic cannot survive without either one of these documents of ideas to be USED. I know this is so basic and everyone has been thinking about it and using it because I see people around me everyday living it up as a Republic, how about you? Ya, I see the same amount, 0.
What is worse is this; the Philosophy of A Republic is an idea in full support of life, YOU and the Philosophy of Rule controls and manipulates life to total destruction. Each has its supporting ideas. A Republic has Life, Liberty and The pursuits of happiness which are all ideas that support life. Rule has Law, Finance, Taxes and secrecy which deceives and destroys life and in the middle of all these ideas is YOU with an ability to decide based on the ideas you hold most valuable to you. One choice in support of you and the other choice the destruction of you but you don’t look at these and keep making all kinds of choices while actions of other choice making around you decide for you which way of life you shall live.
And this description and statement is your new BOLD reality to look at and your first real lesson in life as a study. Man I hate tough choices but I have to make them every single day and now I am going to teach you how by presenting to you this fine picture in the form of words in such a BOLD statement of facts because I will not lay down until all those who want to get it get it, until all of you who wish to live as a Republic stand up to live as one by knowing these basics. Call me your second wind at life if you like, but it is a great lesson isn’t it?
Damn some ideas are just meant to be aren’t they? I know what you mean.