Chris0nllyn
Well-Known Member
Arvin Vohra, Libertarian candidate for the House of Delegates, District 15, Maryland last year wrote this the other day...
Recently, president Obama warned graduate students about libertarians, saying, “They’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices.”
Mr. Obama, you completely misunderstood. Tyranny is not just around the corner. It’s here. When half of your earnings are taken from you and used for foolish or harmful purposes, that’s already tyranny. When a government tells you how much you can eat or drink, or how you can enjoy yourself, that’s already tyranny. When your money is used to fund immoral and unneeded wars that serve only to enrich crony corporatist defense contractors, that’s already tyranny. When you are not allowed to exercise your natural and fundamental right to defend yourself or your children, as is the case in “gun free” school zones, that’s already tyranny.
And when you are not allowed to exercise your fair and fundamental right to vote your conscience, because a two party duopoly won’t let any challengers on the ballot, that is most definitely, absolutely, unquestionably tyranny. Whether it’s Democrats in Maryland or Republicans in Pennsylvania, both agree that it’s appropriate to use immoral, underhanded tactics to keep Libertarians off the ballot.
President Obama, we weren’t warning about tyranny. We were describing the current tyranny. But we do have a warning for the corporations and unions that benefit from the cronyist practices of the Republicans and Democrats. Things are about to change. Freedom is around the corner.
If you’re used to lucrative government contracts that overpay you for unneeded work, be warned. Freedom is around the corner. Those contracts will be evaporating.
If you chose to work for the DEA, or one of the many other agencies whose sole purpose is to meddle in the lives of peaceful, nonviolent civilians, be warned. Freedom is around the corner. You may be looking for a new job.
If you’re a country that’s used to handouts of money stolen from American citizens, be warned. Freedom is around the corner. You will have to pay for your own defense, or ask for voluntary donations.
If you are used to getting huge taxpayer bailouts and subsidies, whether you are a wall street bank like Goldman Sachs, or a giant agricorporation like Monsanto, be warned. Freedom is around the corner. Those subsidies will be vanishing.