“You see, according to [Obama’s] plan I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think; I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder – ‘Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecued ribs with the side order of gravy fries?’ I WANT high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and BUCKETS of cheese, okay? I want to smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section. I want to run through the streets naked with green Jell-o all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing ‘I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener’.” Edgar Friendly [Denis Leary] Demolition Man (1993)
There is a better investment than either gold or platinum. An investment that offers a higher return on capital than any mere precious metal. The interchangeable, divine gifts of freedom and liberty outweigh any speculative enterprise conceived of by man. Gold can be tarnished, if only through greed. Diamonds can be shattered, if only through ignorance. The almighty dollar can be burned, if only through the law. The yearning for liberty and freedom, however, cannot be extinguished by any application of power, deceit, or entitlement. Like the sound of a falling tree in the forest, they only need someone around to discover their value from amongst the immoveable.
Nothing is ever worth having if it isn’t earned. No victory complete if it was handed forth on a silver platter. Inheritance will dwindle if it is not eventually restored and no challenge is an obstacle unless it was overcome. One simply does not fear scaling a ladder if it consists of a single rung. Our freedoms and liberties, as divine gifts, were paid for in the only manner acceptable of a divine gift – through the death and Resurrection of our God. Like all loans, however, we debtors are obligated to pay a hefty annuity to keep us honest. A payment guaranteed by all who have shed their blood on our behalf.“A thousand men, say, go searchin' for [freedom]. After six months, one of them's lucky: one out of a thousand. His find represents not only his own labor, but that of nine hundred and ninety-nine others to boot. That's six thousand months, five hundred years, scramblin' over a mountain, goin' hungry and thirsty. An ounce of [liberty], mister, is worth what it is because of the human labor that went into the findin' and the gettin' of it.” Howard [Walter Huston] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
“[Mr. President], do I get the idea that you're tryin' to put a crimp in my social life?” Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty [Gregory Peck] The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Success – of whatever form – is to be treasured. When we score touchdowns during the Super Bowl, we dance erotically within the end zone. When we pull in a sizeable largemouth bass, we photograph it for posterity. When we graduate from college, we don gowns and silly looking caps. When we procreate, we hand out cigars. All of these are simple gestures when compared with freedom and liberty for without which we would never have football, fishing vacations, selective education, and quality time with our families.
The antithesis of freedom and liberty is to be told what to do, when to do it and how to do it – actions that serve no purpose but to liquefy the human mind. Without effort, there can be no perceived value. Without investment, there can be no capital gain. The competitive, animalistic basis for the human spirit is that our way is vastly superior to anyone else’s – if only from within the confines of our own mind.
When I voice my opinion, for example, its value is measured by the quality of my education, supported by my academic records, and fortified by my lifelong experiences. It is therefore a provable commodity – my education comes from an accredited university, I maintain a minimum G.P.A. of ~ 3.8, and my life experiences would make the fainthearted shit their pants. I have thus earned my opinion for I have not inherited it from others.
President Obama, supported by the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, however, intend to redistribute my “wealth” to those who have not earned their opinions in the same manner, as had I. They want to give equal voice to others who are not even Americans. They want to sacrifice 230 years of Judeo-Christian culture to shore the late arrival of Islam into a nation that is fully incompatible with the doctrines of Muslims.
The Obama Administration, through its attorney general, Eric Holder, wants terrorists to be innocent until proven guilty but clamp down with all measure against those protecting our lives from these same terrorists and radicals. Lady Liberty may be blindfolded, but she is not gagged.
“So you want a [stable economy], huh? Go ask the [Iranians] and the [Venezuelans] and the [Cubans]. They were figuring on safe jobs. They're lined up in front of guns digging each other's graves. The trouble with you, [President Obama], is you think America is just a place to eat and sleep. You [can’t decide] what side your future's buttered on.” Chips Abrams [Sam Levene] Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
The return on investment for freedom and liberty is that we are able to voice our concerns, challenge our leaders, and demand answers to our grievances. They are indebted to us; they hold no leans against us. When the secret service protects the president, for instance, it is for the good of the nation – not that he is inherently more important than, say, the lowliest of the homeless (In America, even they can aspire to become his successor).
The President and his cronies – AG Holder very much included – serve no purpose now but to squash our personal freedoms and liberties. They are succeeding on bankrupting our country on a scale that would make past Republicans look like penny pinchers. They are empowering our enemies while handcuffing our national defense forces. Their desire to “fundamentally transform” the United States of America is blatantly treasonous in both intent and practice.
ARTICLE III: Section. 3. Clause 1: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
Can anyone with a clear and impartial conscience, say that condemning America while overseas in an official capacity, withholding troops from active battle, and granting self-acclaimed enemies of the United States rights and privileges exceeding American citizens is not even remotely treasonous in nature? I will let you be the judge for I am most definitely NOT impartial.“People my foot, they're democrats.” George Barley [John Brown] The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Of course, this is not just about Democrats. Jackasses are just faster to the finish line than Pachyderms. There is no political party that can grant either freedom or liberty amongst its population for such rights derive internally from God. Regardless, both the Democratic Party and the GOP have worked diligently to subterfuge the conservative values of America. This has to stop.
One thing that has made America stand apart from every other nation on the planet is that we do not define ourselves as anything but Americans. Black or white, rich or poor, Christian or Jew, we are Americans one and all. Yet, the progressive liberals sacrificing both our rights and our future wish to segregate us into eternal class warfare: African-Americans against “Red Neck America”; greedy rich Americans against “hard-working, blue collar types” and so forth.
If we do not stand together, united – and disciplined – two centuries’ worth of battling for our freedom and liberties will come to a screeching halt under the blank check of tyranny. We cannot allow that to happen. We must continue to rise up and demand that our liberties be restored until any thought of socialism or tyranny in America is but a brief footnote in history books. Demand or deny; there is only one course of action for you.
R.J. Godlewski is an independent counterterrorism consultant, the director of the private International Nuclear Emergency Response Team [INERT], and the author of several novels, commentaries, and professional articles. He is also the author and architect of the Independent Counterterrorist training program. His analytical specialties are Middle East terrorism and improvised explosive devices. He is a member of the National Military Intelligence Association, the Golden Key International Honour Society, and the National Rifle Association as well as a veteran of both the United States Navy and Navy Reserve.
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