Warning labels are not a rare occurrence in today's society of lawsuits. If you order hot coffee you can expect to see a warning label informing you the beverage may be hot. There are warning labels on electrical cords, telling you not to cut the cord with a scissors while it's plugged in. When you buy a candy bar, there is a warning that it may contain nuts. And on top of that, there are a wide array of products known to the state of California to cause cancer, which range from shampoos to fertilizers. The latest item to make this list? The Constitution of the United States of America.
According to a FoxNews.com article, A&D Publishing and Wilder Publications have released a printed version of the Constitution and Bill of Rights that contains a warning stating, "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work" (Wilder Publications, 2007).
What is completely mind-boggling is that I can buy a copy of Mein Kampf and there is no warning label to be found. At the school library, children can check out copies of The Stand and other books with questionable subject matter. But now the founding documents of our country come with warning labels? Is there anything offensive in the Constitution? Only if you hate life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Why, then, are these warnings put on these documents? The simple answer is that it is not politically correct to be American. And why isn't it politically correct to be American? The answer for that is jealousy and equality. The government, mostly liberals, have decided that our Constitution means that everybody in the world should be equal, in much the same sense that they believe every child in school should learn at the same pace. They are trying to institute a No Human Left Behind act. Other countries are jealous of our freedoms, and the politicians don't want to offend anybody, so they have to tone down how great our country is. What the politicians don't realise, is that America should be what other countries aspire to. Jealousy is good. If we can show the world how truly awesome capitalism and democracy are, then eventually everybody will have freedom. We undercut our status as a role model when we start talking about political correctness and when we start worrying about offending people.
Do I care that Mexico is a third world country? Not until Mexicans start illegally immigrating to the US and start feeding off of my tax dollars. Would I like Mexico to be a decent country with decent freedoms? Yes, of course. However, that is not my responsibility, nor is it your responsibility. Are countries like Mexico jealous of the United States? Of course they are. Does that jealousy sometimes lead to hatred and attacks against our country? Yes, Pearl Harbor and 9/11 are prime examples. The difference between the two, however, is political correctness. World War Two was not fought with political correctness in mind. Our war on terror is a politically correct war. We are tying our military's hands by telling them they can't bomb a hospital full of terrorists for fear it would look bad on the news.
America exists because we had a problem with what England was doing, and we fought for our sovereignty. Our founding fathers were out-numbered, out-gunned, and out-matched, but we won. In my opinion, any citizen of Afghanistan is equally responsible for 9/11 as the terrorists who carried out the attack. Our strategy should have been, bomb the temples, bomb the hospitals, cripple their country and bring them to their knees. If we did that, they wouldn't want to attack us ever again. Look at Japan. How much trouble have we had with Japan since the end of WWII? Zero trouble. We took the fight out of them. It is more advantageous for them to be friendly with us, than it is for them to be our enemy.
I'm not advocating we bend every country to our will, or that we go around the world as a 'police nation.' I'm just saying that war cannot be politically correct. If we are attacked because of our morals and values, then it is our duty as free citizens to defend our rights, our country, and our lives. Fighting a war half-heartedly, politically correct, only fosters more hatred. War is about showing the enemy that they don't ever want to mess with you again. If you can do that, you can prevent more wars in the future.
Being American isn't about warning labels. Being American isn't about political correctness. Being American is about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Being American is defending our country against all enemies, domestic and foreign. Our country was not founded on political correctness. We fought a king and his army to gain our freedom. I will be damned if warning labels convince me to be politically correct. I am American. No apologies.
© Nate Phillipps 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Awareness, Knowledge, Action
A lot of people agree with my views, and every single one of them has asked, "What can we do about it?" Knowing what a difficult task we have ahead of us, it is normal to feel overwhelmed. The most important thing is that while it is alright to feel overwhelmed, it is imperative that you do not feel discouraged. It will be a long, hard fight to win our country back, but we can do it. In order to make the changes necessary to restore our country, we need to follow three steps: Awareness, knowledge, and action.
Awareness
This step is simultaneously the easiest, and the most difficult step. The first thing that must happen is that people must be aware of what is going on. If you are reading this blog, you probably have, at the very least, an inkling that something is wrong with our country. Simply, if people do not feel an immediate and harsh effect from some law or government action, they will ignore it. The health care bill will affect every American, but the taxes and benefits don't kick in immediately, so by the time the crunch is felt, it will be too late. In order to raise awareness, we need to make sure that people understand that everything that happens will have some sort of effect, and that every voice that joins our cause is pivotal. People must understand that our country is being hijacked by our own politicians, and that it is our duty to prevent them from doing so.
Knowledge
Once people are aware, they will require knowledge. It is one thing to know something is wrong, but it is another thing to be able to explain what is wrong, why it is wrong, and how to fix it. The government assumes we are all uneducated. Actually that's not true. The government knows we are all educated, and they assume that their schools taught us to love the government no matter what. The government assumes we can't think for ourselves. In order to defeat the coruption, we must be able to think for ourselves. Our brains are our greatest attributes. We should never have to say something so moronic as, "We need to pass the bill to find out what's in it." Somebody wrote the bill, at least one person should know what's in it. I would prefer if every politician knew what was in it before they voted on it. Where the government and politicians fail, we need to step up and pick up the slack. We don't have to save them, but we do need to save ourselves. Nobody else will.
Action
Action will be taken. Maybe not today, tomorrow or even this year, but eventually, action will be taken. The biggest challenge we have is organization. The government owns the media. The government can talk to every American at once. The government does not own me. The government does not own you. They think they own us, but really, the citizens own the government. It has been too long since we have claimed our ownership, reminded them of our ownership. To this effect, we have a multitude of legal options before us. We have the plan, we just lack the numbers.
For now, focus on raising awareness and increasing knowledge. When the time is right, the action will happen. Until then, do not become discouraged, fellow patriots. We may be socialist now, but socialism cannot sustain itself, and eventually, we will be capitalist once more. Do not despair. $
© Nate Phillipps 2010
Awareness
This step is simultaneously the easiest, and the most difficult step. The first thing that must happen is that people must be aware of what is going on. If you are reading this blog, you probably have, at the very least, an inkling that something is wrong with our country. Simply, if people do not feel an immediate and harsh effect from some law or government action, they will ignore it. The health care bill will affect every American, but the taxes and benefits don't kick in immediately, so by the time the crunch is felt, it will be too late. In order to raise awareness, we need to make sure that people understand that everything that happens will have some sort of effect, and that every voice that joins our cause is pivotal. People must understand that our country is being hijacked by our own politicians, and that it is our duty to prevent them from doing so.
Knowledge
Once people are aware, they will require knowledge. It is one thing to know something is wrong, but it is another thing to be able to explain what is wrong, why it is wrong, and how to fix it. The government assumes we are all uneducated. Actually that's not true. The government knows we are all educated, and they assume that their schools taught us to love the government no matter what. The government assumes we can't think for ourselves. In order to defeat the coruption, we must be able to think for ourselves. Our brains are our greatest attributes. We should never have to say something so moronic as, "We need to pass the bill to find out what's in it." Somebody wrote the bill, at least one person should know what's in it. I would prefer if every politician knew what was in it before they voted on it. Where the government and politicians fail, we need to step up and pick up the slack. We don't have to save them, but we do need to save ourselves. Nobody else will.
Action
Action will be taken. Maybe not today, tomorrow or even this year, but eventually, action will be taken. The biggest challenge we have is organization. The government owns the media. The government can talk to every American at once. The government does not own me. The government does not own you. They think they own us, but really, the citizens own the government. It has been too long since we have claimed our ownership, reminded them of our ownership. To this effect, we have a multitude of legal options before us. We have the plan, we just lack the numbers.
For now, focus on raising awareness and increasing knowledge. When the time is right, the action will happen. Until then, do not become discouraged, fellow patriots. We may be socialist now, but socialism cannot sustain itself, and eventually, we will be capitalist once more. Do not despair. $
© Nate Phillipps 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Faith Through Fear: Part 1
The government has instituted a policy, an unofficial policy, of faith through fear. This concept was lifted from the church, but probably works better for the government, because they are experts at exploiting it. How it works for the church, is that you have a supreme, all-knowing entity that has set down rules for your life. The church then tells you that if you do not follow those rules, or if you do not love this higher power with your whole heart, you will be condemned to hell. The government uses the same technique, except they base it in the real world. If you don't trust the government to take care of you, you will be blown up by a terrorist. The government bases it in reality, but very loosely. The government’s goal is to wrap all of its citizens up in a blanket of “Public Safety.”
I use the term blanket, because the concept of public safety is as effective at saving your life as tossing a blanket over your head if a criminal breaks into your home, in hopes they won’t see you. Public safety is a concept for the naïve and uninformed. The only person you can rely on to keep you safe, to protect your life and property, is yourself.
The government wants you to believe that they will take care of you, because if you believe that, then they have control. Is it a coincidence that the H1N1 scare came as the government was struggling to pass a major health care reform, that would give the government unprecedented control over the health care industry? Is it a coincidence that the regulations the government imposed on Wall Street caused a financial collapse? If you think it was, look at what the government is doing now; trying to pass more regualtions and restrictions on Wall Street. I am not a conspiracy theorist, I am merely using some exaggerated examples to show the importance of asking one question, is this for our own ‘good,’ or is this a faith through fear tactic?
The government wants to employ the use of full body imaging devices at airports. These devices have been proven to be ineffective in addition to the government lying about how long the images are stored. These devices have the capability to save images, just like your computer. Do they honestly expect us to believe that some security guard they're paying minimum wage won't save some of the images? With such flawed technology, why would anyone want to institute this? Their response is always, “Public safety.” Does the government and/or airlines have the right to invade our privacy in this manner? Or is this another faith through fear tactic?
It is not my intention to denounce one political party over another; simply, I am denouncing politicians, all politicians, everywhere. All the government should do is maintain a standing army, maintain a police force, and maintain a court system. The government should not do a single thing more that those three core functions. However, through fear, we are tricked and forced, to grant the government sanction.
© Nate Phillipps 2010
I use the term blanket, because the concept of public safety is as effective at saving your life as tossing a blanket over your head if a criminal breaks into your home, in hopes they won’t see you. Public safety is a concept for the naïve and uninformed. The only person you can rely on to keep you safe, to protect your life and property, is yourself.
The government wants you to believe that they will take care of you, because if you believe that, then they have control. Is it a coincidence that the H1N1 scare came as the government was struggling to pass a major health care reform, that would give the government unprecedented control over the health care industry? Is it a coincidence that the regulations the government imposed on Wall Street caused a financial collapse? If you think it was, look at what the government is doing now; trying to pass more regualtions and restrictions on Wall Street. I am not a conspiracy theorist, I am merely using some exaggerated examples to show the importance of asking one question, is this for our own ‘good,’ or is this a faith through fear tactic?
The government wants to employ the use of full body imaging devices at airports. These devices have been proven to be ineffective in addition to the government lying about how long the images are stored. These devices have the capability to save images, just like your computer. Do they honestly expect us to believe that some security guard they're paying minimum wage won't save some of the images? With such flawed technology, why would anyone want to institute this? Their response is always, “Public safety.” Does the government and/or airlines have the right to invade our privacy in this manner? Or is this another faith through fear tactic?
It is not my intention to denounce one political party over another; simply, I am denouncing politicians, all politicians, everywhere. All the government should do is maintain a standing army, maintain a police force, and maintain a court system. The government should not do a single thing more that those three core functions. However, through fear, we are tricked and forced, to grant the government sanction.
© Nate Phillipps 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Illegal Immigrants Think And Act Like Criminals
I recently read a Newsweek article that claimed the crime rate was way lower in areas with high concentrations of illegal immigrants. This simply is not true. By law, an illegal immigrant is a criminal. Illegal, by definition, means contrary to law. Which makes every illegal immigrant a criminal. Therefore, the more illegal immigrants you have in an area, the more crime you have in an area.
What do we do with criminals that happen to be American citizens? We fine them or lock them up. What do we do with illegal immigrants? Not a whole lot, but the Arizona law, which enforces the Federal law, will. Several people have said you have to read the Arizona law really close to see how evil it is. These are the same people who have yet to read the bill. I have read the bill, and there is nothing in there that is evil. Well, unless you consider deporting people who are leeching off of the hard working, legal citizens of this country. Those people who work here but send their money back to Mexico, to stimulate the Mexican economy, and not our economy. Those people who think the American dream means they are entitled to a free ride, at the expense of others. Those people who think they have rights, here in our country.
Illegal immigrants do not have rights in America. I will not pay for illegal immigrants to be here. Everybody in the world has the right to apply for citizenship, or a visa. Nobody has the right to have their request approved. Illegal immigrants are a drain on law-abiding citizens. I repeat, a drain on citizens. Illegal immigrants are NOT citizens. They are not even undocumented citizens. An undocumented citizen is an illegal immigrant, except the press lables them as 'undocumented citizens' to make you think that somehow, someway, they might have rights in our country. They don't. Illegal immigrants think and act like criminals because they are criminals.
© Nate Phillipps 2010
What do we do with criminals that happen to be American citizens? We fine them or lock them up. What do we do with illegal immigrants? Not a whole lot, but the Arizona law, which enforces the Federal law, will. Several people have said you have to read the Arizona law really close to see how evil it is. These are the same people who have yet to read the bill. I have read the bill, and there is nothing in there that is evil. Well, unless you consider deporting people who are leeching off of the hard working, legal citizens of this country. Those people who work here but send their money back to Mexico, to stimulate the Mexican economy, and not our economy. Those people who think the American dream means they are entitled to a free ride, at the expense of others. Those people who think they have rights, here in our country.
Illegal immigrants do not have rights in America. I will not pay for illegal immigrants to be here. Everybody in the world has the right to apply for citizenship, or a visa. Nobody has the right to have their request approved. Illegal immigrants are a drain on law-abiding citizens. I repeat, a drain on citizens. Illegal immigrants are NOT citizens. They are not even undocumented citizens. An undocumented citizen is an illegal immigrant, except the press lables them as 'undocumented citizens' to make you think that somehow, someway, they might have rights in our country. They don't. Illegal immigrants think and act like criminals because they are criminals.
© Nate Phillipps 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Taxes Feed The Broken System
The government is spending massive amounts of money. Of course, the government doesn't have its own money; it has our money. What the government does have, however, is a monopoly on force, which can be used against American citizens. One of the government's favorite channels for this force is taxation.
Nobody I know enjoys paying taxes. I enjoy it even less when the government is moving in a direction I'm not happy with, or spending money on programs I don't believe in. I'm paying into Social Security, but soon that will be bankrupt.
I also payed for people to trade in their cars to buy new cars at a discounted price with the Cash for Clunkers program. People honestly believed that the government was giving them money to buy a new car. The government may have given them the money, but you and I financed it. In the movie business, we'd be credited as producers. In the government business, we get credited as suckers.
When preparing your taxes, you need to calculate how much you earned, invested, etc. Nowhere on the form are you made aware of what your tax money is going towards. With all the money the government spends, and all the taxes they collect, you'd think that somewhere (and somewhere easily accessible) you'd be able to find what exactly they're spending it on.
Falling short of a revolution or complete economic collapse, I have a proposition to fixing taxation, as well as the whole of government. The solution? Allocate. When we fill out our tax forms, there should be a list of government programs, well, basically a list of everything the government spends money on. Next to each item on the list, there should be boxes. We, as citizens, would place a check mark in each box that was next to a program we wanted our tax dollars to be spent on. When the IRS received all the forms, they would simply go through and figure out what percentage of check marks each program got. Then, any program that didn't receive enough check marks to balance their budget, would be terminated.
© Nate Phillipps 2010
Nobody I know enjoys paying taxes. I enjoy it even less when the government is moving in a direction I'm not happy with, or spending money on programs I don't believe in. I'm paying into Social Security, but soon that will be bankrupt.
I also payed for people to trade in their cars to buy new cars at a discounted price with the Cash for Clunkers program. People honestly believed that the government was giving them money to buy a new car. The government may have given them the money, but you and I financed it. In the movie business, we'd be credited as producers. In the government business, we get credited as suckers.
When preparing your taxes, you need to calculate how much you earned, invested, etc. Nowhere on the form are you made aware of what your tax money is going towards. With all the money the government spends, and all the taxes they collect, you'd think that somewhere (and somewhere easily accessible) you'd be able to find what exactly they're spending it on.
Falling short of a revolution or complete economic collapse, I have a proposition to fixing taxation, as well as the whole of government. The solution? Allocate. When we fill out our tax forms, there should be a list of government programs, well, basically a list of everything the government spends money on. Next to each item on the list, there should be boxes. We, as citizens, would place a check mark in each box that was next to a program we wanted our tax dollars to be spent on. When the IRS received all the forms, they would simply go through and figure out what percentage of check marks each program got. Then, any program that didn't receive enough check marks to balance their budget, would be terminated.
© Nate Phillipps 2010
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