Tea Party In Crisis
For weeks now the debt ceiling, debt crisis and just about everything wrong in the nation has been attributed to the Tea Party influence. This past week end another chapter of disaster emerged across screens and headlines of the world–
‘Right Wing Extremist Rampage in Norway’
Without looking behind the scenes of the mass murder, media outlets jumped forward with claims of right wing extremism as the cause. We, who hold to limiting government, should learn to define our cause, and reaffirm our stance on violence, lest we lend credence to the position we are “mass murderers in waiting.” The Norwegian massacre was murder. One could use the current ‘hate crime’ laws to define it as terrorism. Regardless of the definition, the crime was mass murder. Which has no place inside the discussion of government in our lives.
Today, you may be feeling a bit guilty for attending that rally in protest of central government’s expansion. Or, maybe, you didn’t even notice the headlines, as you are not a right wing extremist. Or, are you? Do you notice how Christian always gets tagged onto domestic “right wing” terrorist? That should concern you even if you did not attend a rally. To classify religion as one of the factors in extremism borders on hysterical.
You can be assured the the media and government agencies linking the terms right wing, Christian and extremism together have a plan. The concept of creating scapegoats started long before Hitler rounded up Jewish citizens, but, the similarity should not be avoided when observing today’s governmental attitude toward anyone who does not conform to its self identity.
The thought crossed my mind that I should close my site. Not because of what I say, but, to eliminate the potential for some government agency to link me to another’s actions, as has happened in Europe. Blogs such as Brussels Journal, which I have quoted, are named as fuel for the rage of a madman. Which in a court of law would be laughable, but, why go through the hassle? Eliciting violence has never been a tenant of this author nor of those posts which I’ve read in BJ. A blogger named, Fjordman, was quoted in the murderer’s manifesto. (Why is it madmen must post manifestos?) I’ve seen some Fjordman’s posts. Yes, they are extreme for Europe’s politically correct, passive culture. But, do they express a sentiment within Europe. I ask should all aspects be open for debate or are we entering an era of thought suppression?
Uber-National or Multicultural
Multiculturalism and Nationalism are opposite ends of the political spectrum today. But, then, what isn’t in today’s media war to define the politically correct. Once upon a time, media sought to be outside on the outside as a an observer. Today, the media has loaded up with writers on the extreme ends of the spectrum. Blogs emerged as a counter to the mainstream media’s left leaning agenda. Even mainstream operations such as U.S. television networks jumped the “reporting” ship and became little more than mouthpieces for Western Democratic Socialism.
If one in Europe wants to point fingers at the U.S. as being a cowboy culture populated with hairy toed neanderthals, go ahead. But, I must ask,’
“how is that multicultural, Western Democratic Socialism working out for you?”
“Great,” you say?
In response I point to the PIIGS and France. We all know, or should know about the financial meltdown of PIIGS and the recent default of Greece. While EU managed, it is none-the-less, default. Behind the doors in Brussels, they are attempting to allow Ireland and Portugal the same. Then there is France, home to the Invisible Committee, authors of “Coming Insurrection.” I might classify the work as an anarchist handbook for destroying civil society. Along with anarchists galore, France fights and ongoing battle in the suburbs against “the jobless” society created by it’s liberal social security support system.
This is not a time for blame, or castigation. The time has come to review where we are and where we are headed. Do we really want ethnic cleansing across the globe? Are we prepared to live under totalitarian government? Do we really believe the rich man is “keeping us down?” Are we so stupid as to believe the populist crap being spewed out by government after government? Populism is no more valid than ultra nationalism as a reason to vote for a person or party.
We Are the Government
As citizens of a Republic, we must be the governing, not the governed. Cogitate on that a bit. Yes, we are the governing of the Republic. We elect our representatives who in turn vote for us in state and national bodies. If the elected do not reflect our views we “must” replace them, not make excuses for them. Nor should we hide behind the old adage, “there’s nothing I can do.”
The people of Norway did not hatch a mass murderer. Nor, did Fjordman nor Brussels Journal create him. The man who took it upon himself to plan and execute mass murder, and, is alone the responsible party. Somewhere out there on the internet realms of plans to do heinous deeds exist. But, that does not mean I must read them, nor does it mean I can point to them as a defense.
We saw the same accusation when a man in Arizona shot and killed people in a parking lot on a Saturday morning. He too had an agenda. He too had been on the internet, and had decided his only means of coping with his insanity was to do harm to others. When the media and the government find snippets of fodder for their agenda, they should be shamed for their efforts to turn criminal acts into political events.
While in Norway a man felt his murder of innocents was a message to change the conditions, he had no valid offering for real change. Real change involves every individual’s understanding of the workings of society and government. Otherwise, people get left behind, or resist change. Even if the government believes the path to a ‘brave new world’ lies in multiculturalism, that does not make it fact. Nor, does it mean, the greater population agrees. We here in the ‘wild wild western’ USA, in the majority, resist larger government, and the Western Democratic Socialist model. In a Republic, we have the right to resist and change. Efforts to shame us, or indict us does not make us wrong. We are, in fact, the government. We choose our form of government and our laws.
To give over the control of our society, culture and government to a small group of individuals makes no sense. In my opinion, it is the recipe for cultural and political suicide. But, to avoid that, we must be active participants in the political process. Which then brings us back to the difference between a representational democracy and a true democracy.
Look for the Scapegoats
The Founding Fathers understood the problems with pure democracy. They also knew of the perils of a population which saw a benefit to voting itself favors. We rapidly approach the day when more U.S. citizens receive government benefits than do not. At that point the Republic will be in the hands of a majority, which will not view “responsibility” as the guiding light in government.
Today we should be wondering how soon the boots will be headed to the doors of those labeled as extremists only because of their religion, the resistance to larger government, or merely want to voice their opinion in a peaceful manner. Remember, corrupt governments and politicians use scapegoats.
