04-02-2009, 11:09 AM
Now some may say that these two posts are way over-the-top! But the best way to illustrate absurdity is with absurdity. KUDOS!
The great LZ6 once told me our country is being sold down the river. We are on the slow road to tyranny. And once we lose our liberty, it will be all but impossible to get it back!
Those who we sent to Washington to serve "We the People"; have become themselves, the very instruments of tyranny that our Government is supposed to protect us from! They have become elite Statists hell bent on keeping their poltical power.
The U.S Constitution tells us that we are endowed by our Creator unalienable rights. Among them the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. And that all men are created equal.
Now equality means we all have equal opportunities in this country. Our Government is supposed to use the tenets of the U.S. Consitution to protect our equal rights. However, because we are all indiviuals we are all different. We are all going to "have" or "have not" because of our individualism. No two people are alike. No two work ethics are alike. No two people build a bridge or build a chair the same way. Some just naturally do it better than other's.
Instead, now things have shifted. Out of equality the Statists in our Government are redistributing wealth out of "equality". And all this does is infringe on those who currently reap the benefits of the fruits of their labor.
We have limited time on this earth. Our labor is representative of our time and what we have done. Our labor provides for our families and general well being.
When we are excessively taxed at higher rates than other's, even though we pay more in taxes in general, and nearly 50% don't even pay taxes, this is an unauthorized acquisition of our labor in life. So are we really free? Think about it! I must labor more so other's do not have to labor?
I am told that I stepped on somebody to get where I am at! But who is getting stepped on? And really, have I ever gotten a job from a poor person? Did I steal an invalids wheelchair from him and hawk it to make my tuition payment? Did I give him excessive drugs and alcohol in high school to keep his grades down so I could take his spot in college, which I had to pay for because my Dad worked and I did not qualify for college assistance?
Did I keep the "poor" person of today out of athletics when we were young so I could have a college recruiter look at me instead? I did not see the "poor" person at my side in the weight room for hours on end.
Then there are those who got free money to go to college! Where were they at in the library in the wee hours of the night. How did I possibly step on them and keep them from studying? At graduation where were they? Sleeping in I suppose!
Did I take their paper and resume when I applied for my first job? In the interview did I tell my potential employer not to hire them? No! I convinced my employer based on my communication and my skills.
And when I worked hard and bought my first nice car and eventually my house, how did I keep them from that very car or house? I did not step on them! I am sure that the car dealership can get that exact car on the lot for them to buy also! So how did I keep them from it?
In fact its they who are keeping me from a little nicer car myself. And they keep me from a larger house I would like to give to my family because of the excessive taxes I have to pay to fund their free time! Time that they don't prioritize properly for themselves! I must relinquist my labor on this earth. I am but a blink of an eye in time and its being taken away from me because I have to labor more for them.
And instead of looking within themselves, they look to the elite Statist for help. But despite all this, I contribute $100/month to my church! I have my time in the flood to help those in need but yet I am sure somebody will say I stepped upon others.
This past Fall we took 4 newer North Face jackets to the Salvation Army. A new refugee family moved into the neighborhood and needed winter clothing. I gave them the best I had, albiet not new but newer, outgrown by my own kids, but well cared for!
During Christmas we must have felt guilty at stepping on others because we gave rides to church for a hot meal and so the "poor" kids could pick out one of many wrapped presents, that my wife spent hours of her labor helping to wrap so some children could enjoy Christmas.
I look at these poor kids, but see their parents. And it a very short time I can see the very things that keep them down, and its not me. In fact, I am the person who wants everyone in life to succeed. I try to inspire them, give them joy, make them laugh. I am one of the intruments to help make sure they can at least smile at Christmas.
But the very Statist who they look to puts them into groups and tells them they are not good enough. For one reason or another another they have been held down because of the group they belong to. Hence all the "isms" in life!
Then the Statist tells us all we are not good enough. We cannot make our own decisions. We must eat what they tell us to eat and when to eat it. And then tell the restaurant what can and cannot be served.
Now today, they raise the taxes on cigar but tell us that I cannot smoke it in the cigar bar?
Its time for a Tea Party!
The great LZ6 once told me our country is being sold down the river. We are on the slow road to tyranny. And once we lose our liberty, it will be all but impossible to get it back!
Those who we sent to Washington to serve "We the People"; have become themselves, the very instruments of tyranny that our Government is supposed to protect us from! They have become elite Statists hell bent on keeping their poltical power.
The U.S Constitution tells us that we are endowed by our Creator unalienable rights. Among them the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. And that all men are created equal.
Now equality means we all have equal opportunities in this country. Our Government is supposed to use the tenets of the U.S. Consitution to protect our equal rights. However, because we are all indiviuals we are all different. We are all going to "have" or "have not" because of our individualism. No two people are alike. No two work ethics are alike. No two people build a bridge or build a chair the same way. Some just naturally do it better than other's.
Instead, now things have shifted. Out of equality the Statists in our Government are redistributing wealth out of "equality". And all this does is infringe on those who currently reap the benefits of the fruits of their labor.
We have limited time on this earth. Our labor is representative of our time and what we have done. Our labor provides for our families and general well being.
When we are excessively taxed at higher rates than other's, even though we pay more in taxes in general, and nearly 50% don't even pay taxes, this is an unauthorized acquisition of our labor in life. So are we really free? Think about it! I must labor more so other's do not have to labor?
I am told that I stepped on somebody to get where I am at! But who is getting stepped on? And really, have I ever gotten a job from a poor person? Did I steal an invalids wheelchair from him and hawk it to make my tuition payment? Did I give him excessive drugs and alcohol in high school to keep his grades down so I could take his spot in college, which I had to pay for because my Dad worked and I did not qualify for college assistance?
Did I keep the "poor" person of today out of athletics when we were young so I could have a college recruiter look at me instead? I did not see the "poor" person at my side in the weight room for hours on end.
Then there are those who got free money to go to college! Where were they at in the library in the wee hours of the night. How did I possibly step on them and keep them from studying? At graduation where were they? Sleeping in I suppose!
Did I take their paper and resume when I applied for my first job? In the interview did I tell my potential employer not to hire them? No! I convinced my employer based on my communication and my skills.
And when I worked hard and bought my first nice car and eventually my house, how did I keep them from that very car or house? I did not step on them! I am sure that the car dealership can get that exact car on the lot for them to buy also! So how did I keep them from it?
In fact its they who are keeping me from a little nicer car myself. And they keep me from a larger house I would like to give to my family because of the excessive taxes I have to pay to fund their free time! Time that they don't prioritize properly for themselves! I must relinquist my labor on this earth. I am but a blink of an eye in time and its being taken away from me because I have to labor more for them.
And instead of looking within themselves, they look to the elite Statist for help. But despite all this, I contribute $100/month to my church! I have my time in the flood to help those in need but yet I am sure somebody will say I stepped upon others.
This past Fall we took 4 newer North Face jackets to the Salvation Army. A new refugee family moved into the neighborhood and needed winter clothing. I gave them the best I had, albiet not new but newer, outgrown by my own kids, but well cared for!
During Christmas we must have felt guilty at stepping on others because we gave rides to church for a hot meal and so the "poor" kids could pick out one of many wrapped presents, that my wife spent hours of her labor helping to wrap so some children could enjoy Christmas.
I look at these poor kids, but see their parents. And it a very short time I can see the very things that keep them down, and its not me. In fact, I am the person who wants everyone in life to succeed. I try to inspire them, give them joy, make them laugh. I am one of the intruments to help make sure they can at least smile at Christmas.
But the very Statist who they look to puts them into groups and tells them they are not good enough. For one reason or another another they have been held down because of the group they belong to. Hence all the "isms" in life!
Then the Statist tells us all we are not good enough. We cannot make our own decisions. We must eat what they tell us to eat and when to eat it. And then tell the restaurant what can and cannot be served.
Now today, they raise the taxes on cigar but tell us that I cannot smoke it in the cigar bar?
Its time for a Tea Party!