What really blows me away, is that the masses here in the United States still believe that this is the "Sweet Land of Liberty". Oh sure, we can vote, we can express our opinions, and we can do other things that resemble the life-style of freedom. In reality though, our leashes are only just long enough so that we have the illusion of liberty.
In the world of politics, our masters ensure that we only have two bad choices at each election. We can speak out all we want, just as long as what we say doesn't endanger out masters' grasp on power. If we go too far in criticizing our masters, as the Bundys and Hammonds did out west, you can be sure that our masters will step in and do something about it. Really, after observing recent events with the western ranchers, how can any rational person say that we still have liberty in this country?
To make things worse, most people in this country don't even understand what liberty is. In its essence, liberty simply means that we are all free to live as we please, as long as we do no harm to anyone else. But for folk on the "right" side of things, liberty means using the force of government to cram their views and their morals down our throats. Folk on the left counter this by using the force of government to also cram their views down everyone else's throats. (Yes, it works both ways.)
I agree with the recent post that Larken Rose made, in which he states that we need to quit discussing politics, and start discussing ideas, instead. Sadly though, it would seem that the vast majority of U.S. citizens believe that a totally meaningless Presidential election is the most important thing in the world. The big question is, how can we reach the masses so that we can change that?
