Why the State is Such a Difficult Opponent
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 10:00AM The modern state is the most difficult and dangerous adversary to mankind in history. The reason why is simple. No other entity has the ability to take significant portions of your income and assets - often over 50% - and use it against you through well funded propaganda programs. It also uses your money and all of the fiat money it prints to infect nearly every avenue in society for its own gain.
The sciences have been completely infected. That is why, for example, "Global Warming" research is so well funded - because it is a state-created crisis tailored to get even more of your money by taxing you on CO2. Not many have pointed out the sheer arrogance of the state to not only come up with this scheme but to try to convince tree huggers and bleeding heart liberals that the air we breathe out of our bodies is dangerous and must be taxed and controlled! But, thanks to the state, any scientist who comes up with even the thinnest of evidence is sure to get funding while anyone who contrasts the theory will never see another dime.
The education "system" is, as everyone knows, completely controlled by the government in most western countries. They've been doing this so long now that most people believe that we need the state to "educate" our children for the first 18 years of their life and beyond. And, again, we pay for our own indoctrination.
The media, as well, is usually one in the same with the state - and even if it isn't, it is the recipient of large amounts of money - again, your money - from the political system to promote government programs and every election period for campaign ads. Not to mention the fact that most of their other advertisers are tied in one way or another to the state, like the pharmaceutical companies who are tied in with government to make sure no natural, cheap remedies (marijuana etc.) are ever allowed. This ensures that media never offers an anti-state message or they will see their advertisers drop.
It is, really, the utmost in gall to take your money and then use it to make propaganda videos in order to deceive you into believing the state is necessary. The fact that so few people get angry about this is proof that people have now been so brainwashed they can't even see it for what it is. In fact, many people, upon seeing a propaganda video will actually feel thankful that they have the state to create these videos to help protect them.
Take for example this Department of Homeland Security propaganda video that has been making the rounds on the internet the last few days.
The video is laughable on almost every level (if you haven't seen it, you must... but don't drink anything while watching it or you'll be spurting up your beverage through your nose on numerous occasions) but very few people, upon seeing it, will be outraged that their own money is being used to directly control them - even if they see that it is propaganda.
Is There Cause for Hope?
Many who see what the state is doing can become depressed that we will never be able to declare victory for the people.
There are reasons to be optimistic, however.
First, nearly every western state is on the verge of insolvency - something that they will never recover from and, at the very least, any state that survives the coming collapse will be much smaller, by necessity.
And, secondly, thanks to the internet more and more people are awakening to see that they are just slaves in a tax farm and are either expatriating (taking their assets and income earning potential to a place more accommodative) or finding other ways to starve the beast.
Ghandi once said, "withholding of payment of taxes is one of the quickest methods of overthrowing a government". In this case we don't want to "overthrow", we just want to "throw"... it away. And, either through expatriation or by structuring your life in ways to avoid giving the state more ammunition by which it can keep you enslaved we can all do our part to hasten the demise of this dark period of human evolution full of wars, genocides, starvation and torture.
We will never have peace and true prosperity as long as this despicable nation-state system exists. If we search and find ways to starve it of the tax "revenue" it feeds upon it will vanish with such speed it will seem like perhaps it was no more than a nightmare.
Reader Comments (7)
You got this right, Jeff, but to fix the system
you can do it only from within.
Agreed - take the BBC as a case in point. If you are Pro the EU, you are a distinguished academic. If you are against the EU, you are a hardline eurosceptic right winger. I once debated this over dinner with a friend who worked for the BBC, and he claimed that the BBC would always be critiscised for being too left or too right wing (like the BBC is an innocent victim, promotion of the EU, constant repetition of pro Iraq war propaganda, commentator after commentator telling people to get out of commodities etc). My proposition was simple, it would promote the message of the government of the day and I would be FORCED via my license fee to pay for it. His response was 'not to be overly libertarian' and it libertarianism is an unrealistic point of view (imagine the idea - do not be 'overly free', just a little free, mostly slave!!!).
Just like leaving the UK for a country that has some kind of future 'free' of being subjected to government kleptocrats and bailed out bankers is unrealistic too ;)
Open the video again and look at the ratio of likes to dislikes. . . maybe the people are finally "getting it"
Thanks for the insight.
I had an encouraging conversation recently with an active duty military friend of mine, who has "woken up" and is pretty outspoken. He said a large percentage in his branch have seen through all the propaganda, and are getting fed up.
I wrote the attached post before I got your email, but they seem to be in the same vein.
Thanks, Chris Jr.
http://poorboyspeculator.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/debt-limits-and-drones/
The discouraging part is: The citizenry, the same ones who for the most part are already dumbed down and subject wise, brain dead, are the ones who MUST led the charge for a complete overhaul and rebalancing of the role of gov't. It's clear gov't is NOT the answer, they've proven they ARE the problem.
Unfortunately, I think it will take a huge drop in the quality of our lives before the "sit on our hands" citizens, will actually get engaged and commit to doing anything, outside of their comfort zone....sadly at that time the real damage will have occurred and the climb back up to sanity will prove to be very difficult and very long and painful......It's a truly sorrowful picture. But, I am convinced, for those who can already see the writing on the wall, those individuals CAN take steps and make choices now to "unhook" their wagon from this train wreck, that's certainly coming. It's just a matter of having the guts to act without reservation and vote NO on the current mess via ACTION......! You can't be responsible for saving everyone......but you certainly ARE responsible for saving yourself....that fact cannot be overstated.
It is interesting that no American flag is present in the video.
I will wager they are showing this in schools this September.
On another note, one of America's favorite usless distractions is starting....football season.
I like that term, kleptocrat, just need to find a way to modify it to emphasize the violence part of the theft. Klepto reminds me of shoplifting or stealing while no one is looking. While this certainly goes on, the violence is the bigger problem.