Indeed, this is what we've been seeing, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Personally, I believe that the government the founders created died in the civil war. They've created a shadow government that can't be voted out, basically. This shadow government supports the very visible parallel government network of democrat governors, mayors, DAs and assistant DAs, judges, et al, that work together to thwart any attempt to make life better for the country. This situation cannot be changed peaceably, because the mechanisms for peaceful change given to us by the founders no longer work. The really awful thing about this is that where human effort fails, God steps in, and divine retribution is always much worse than the human kind. Just ask Sodom and Gomorrah. Unlike with human "justice," where sentences can be changed or deals made, once God decides you're done, you're done. And if is because of this that God appears to delay His judgement, and He addresses this, saying that He gives them every possible opportunity to repent and change their ways, but eventually there comes a point where that ends, and it's time for judgement, and then there's no way out. That's what's coming to the United States.
Tax revolt. Take away the means of production, in this case funding with our money the shadow government, deep state, what you’ve described that keeps us ever tethered to the grindstone. A full scale tax revolt will pit the producers against the moochers. It can only go one way. The moochers won’t, can’t win. God helps those who help themselves.
Tax revolt alone won't cut it. In the world of fiat currencies, if they don't get the money from us they'll just print it. This is already happening, that's why all governments run deficits.
Decentralization and placing ourselves as much outside the reach of the government machine as we can is the answer. Tax revolt is only a small part of it. A bigger part is MAKING SURE WE DON'T DEPEND ON THE STATE. Refuse their "assistance".
Yes, you are correct, but a genuine no holds barred tax revolt might wake them up… no, I guess not. Just dreaming. The selected government doesn’t care what we the people do, or at best, care only in as much as they can jail us for disobedience.
The only assistance I receive from them is Social “Security”, and having no debt, I could likely survive well enough without that, when/if it no longer exists.
Another excellent article Mr. Arnell! Very succinct and eloquent analysis of the decline of self-governance that has plagued America -and all formerly successful nations! - for decades.
The only thing I would add is that, in order to restore self-governance, we MUST decentralize. The reason for that is simple: when power is decentralized, no one can have too much of it. When a leader directly faces his constituents on a daily basis and is personally known to them, he is accountable.
The grassroots movement to achieve this has already started. We homestead, form local networks, become more self-sufficient and place ourselves as much outside the reach of the government machine as we can. Growing this movement may well be our only hope. The government machine they have built will implode - like any tyranny in history - once it runs out of customers. This was the true reason for the demise of the Soviet Union.
I agree Cathryn. Superlative article but VERY depressing. In my favorite teenage book, Atlas Shrugged, the producers left for their own utopia, Galt's Gulch. This is unfortunately not a realistic option but as the system collapses what do we do?? There is nowhere to go. Could red states conceivably secede from the Union?? I would have labeled anyone even considering such a possibility as nuts 30 or 40 years ago. Now I am not so sure. Very sad indeed.
Indeed, this is what we've been seeing, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Personally, I believe that the government the founders created died in the civil war. They've created a shadow government that can't be voted out, basically. This shadow government supports the very visible parallel government network of democrat governors, mayors, DAs and assistant DAs, judges, et al, that work together to thwart any attempt to make life better for the country. This situation cannot be changed peaceably, because the mechanisms for peaceful change given to us by the founders no longer work. The really awful thing about this is that where human effort fails, God steps in, and divine retribution is always much worse than the human kind. Just ask Sodom and Gomorrah. Unlike with human "justice," where sentences can be changed or deals made, once God decides you're done, you're done. And if is because of this that God appears to delay His judgement, and He addresses this, saying that He gives them every possible opportunity to repent and change their ways, but eventually there comes a point where that ends, and it's time for judgement, and then there's no way out. That's what's coming to the United States.
Tax revolt. Take away the means of production, in this case funding with our money the shadow government, deep state, what you’ve described that keeps us ever tethered to the grindstone. A full scale tax revolt will pit the producers against the moochers. It can only go one way. The moochers won’t, can’t win. God helps those who help themselves.
Tax revolt alone won't cut it. In the world of fiat currencies, if they don't get the money from us they'll just print it. This is already happening, that's why all governments run deficits.
Decentralization and placing ourselves as much outside the reach of the government machine as we can is the answer. Tax revolt is only a small part of it. A bigger part is MAKING SURE WE DON'T DEPEND ON THE STATE. Refuse their "assistance".
Yes, you are correct, but a genuine no holds barred tax revolt might wake them up… no, I guess not. Just dreaming. The selected government doesn’t care what we the people do, or at best, care only in as much as they can jail us for disobedience.
The only assistance I receive from them is Social “Security”, and having no debt, I could likely survive well enough without that, when/if it no longer exists.
Another excellent article Mr. Arnell! Very succinct and eloquent analysis of the decline of self-governance that has plagued America -and all formerly successful nations! - for decades.
The only thing I would add is that, in order to restore self-governance, we MUST decentralize. The reason for that is simple: when power is decentralized, no one can have too much of it. When a leader directly faces his constituents on a daily basis and is personally known to them, he is accountable.
The grassroots movement to achieve this has already started. We homestead, form local networks, become more self-sufficient and place ourselves as much outside the reach of the government machine as we can. Growing this movement may well be our only hope. The government machine they have built will implode - like any tyranny in history - once it runs out of customers. This was the true reason for the demise of the Soviet Union.
Excellent but depressing article. What you're saying is that it's no use – we're doomed.
I agree Cathryn. Superlative article but VERY depressing. In my favorite teenage book, Atlas Shrugged, the producers left for their own utopia, Galt's Gulch. This is unfortunately not a realistic option but as the system collapses what do we do?? There is nowhere to go. Could red states conceivably secede from the Union?? I would have labeled anyone even considering such a possibility as nuts 30 or 40 years ago. Now I am not so sure. Very sad indeed.
No, we're not doomed. We just lack the will to survive. It's too much like work.