By: Gary D. Barnett
“We’ve built a way of life that depends on people doing what they are told because they don’t know how to tell themselves what to do.”
~ John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Before beginning this line of discussion, it is necessary to explain that in no way does the fact that the people themselves are to blame for their own misery concerning the voluntary acceptance of state tyranny, does this absolve the absolute evil and murderous intent by the powerful claimed rulers over society. Quite the contrary is the case, but it is imperative that each individual understand that he alone is responsible for his own life and freedom. If a real desire for liberty exists in the minds of the common man, he must act on his own behalf in order to claim any rights whatsoever. No others, no protest, and no worthless piece of paper can assure any relief from state tyranny, for to be free, one must be willing to take his freedom, and regardless of risk, continuously fight to protect it.
With that said, it should become obvious that the greatest threat to all of humanity are those who voluntarily choose to comply with orders from false authority, as order-takers do not act on what they know to be right, they act on orders alone. By understanding this behavior, one should come to the conclusion that acting on orders is inherently wrong, because the individual in this circumstance is conforming to the will of others, instead of simply doing what he knows to be right. Doing right does not require orders, and the only reason orders are given is to affect persuasion or require by force; to convince or mandate, that an individual not do what is right, but only consider what is demanded of him. For if it were right, why is compulsion necessary? It is never necessary, and can only lead to a collaboration of wrong.
Those giving and enforcing state orders are purposely attempting to take control of weak minds by demanding that others do their bidding without question, so as to advance a state-sought agenda, while the order taker is disregarding his own beliefs in favor of acting as proxy for illegitimate authority. Soldiers killing only on orders are a prime example of this dynamic. This is considered by the order taker as an act based on fear, a way of avoiding conflict, hiding from the truth, gaining acceptance, or benefitting only himself without consideration of the consequences of his actions, regardless of the harm caused to himself or others. This is the essence of voluntary slavery and wrongdoing, and is one of the most egregious traits of man; a horribly pathetic display of cowardice. While this dynamic seems to be a common theme throughout history, it is certainly more prevalent today, and this is no accident, as the purposeful dumbing down and indoctrination of the masses has been hugely successful from the point of view of the ruling class.
This pattern of behavior, and any belief in government as necessary, negates all efforts connected with mass protest as a way to solve the problem or gain redress from any tyrannical government. (It is obvious that the term “tyrannical government” is an oxymoron, as all government is based on pure force, and therefore evil and tyrannical; regardless of any claim otherwise.) Because of this, order takers by their very actions, become a much bigger threat to liberty than the government itself. Numbers of course, bear this out, as depending on whether discussing this country or the entire planet, there are hundreds of millions or billions of us, as opposed to a few who claim to have authority over us. The enforcers of government that so frighten the apathetic hordes of order takers, are simply order takers themselves. The irony of this is astounding, as it exemplifies the absolute idiocy that is collectivism and group-think.
Currently, there has been much hoopla concerning the need and implementation of protest, without any logical thought process whatsoever being considered. These kinds of protests are candy to the governing body, because they serve as an instrument to increase restriction and regulatory legislation that is against everything the so-called protest is ‘supposed’ to accomplish. This makes the protesters accomplices in their own bondage. This is a plot very well understood by those who would rule over others, with government being the most prolific of all entities involved in the enforcement of totalitarian measures meant to suppress the lowly people. Government almost always goes along and promotes protests, and in fact creates by design and implements most feigned insurrections, riots, assassination plots, and aggressive civil unrest, by infiltrating so-called dissenters to promote aggressive response, and then funding the aggression through backdoor partners. These of course are called false flag events. Protests are usually always allowed to take place, and then at the same time, used as the excuse to bear down on the rest of society.
This has been on full display with the so-called capital protests, and the claimed ‘trucker’s freedom’ protests. What these events boil down to, is flag-waving nationalists petitioning (begging) the very government guilty of extreme tyranny, to police itself, and give back a little of the freedom it took in the first place due to voluntary obedience by the same order takers holding signs in the street. Petitioning the government; the enemy of the people, and the prosecutor of extreme tyranny, to gain redress for ills caused by that same controlling government, is certainly asinine and idiotic, but more than that, it allows for that brutal tyranny to only increase. In essence, the people bring all this terror and brutality on themselves, usually without ever knowing that they are their own worst enemy.
There is no simple answer, there is no person or group who can save you and fix the problem of tyranny, there is no legislative plan worth considering, as that is just a surrender to the monster of government. As to any group ’solution,’ there isn’t one and could never be, at least not in the sense of a plan for the many. The only real solution lies in the concept of each and every individual taking full responsibility for his own freedom. Until that happens, there will never be mass liberty. No one can or should attempt to force any system or expect all to act as a collective in this scenario. This has to come from a majority of individuals refusing to obey any order handed down by the state. Expecting someone to “come up with the magic answer” is ludicrous, because it is not something that can be done universally, or by the use of force, without becoming the same evil that already consumes this country and others.
“Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces.”
~ Étienne de La Boétie
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