Americans, as a whole, are an independent-minded aggregation of free-thinking individuals. Citizens of the United States of America have been told, since birth, that this is the "land of the free, the home of the brave." Considering recent events, politicians, especially those at the federal level and inside governors' mansions are about to get a loud and clear message, conveying what a free people looks and acts like.
Protests have sprung up across the country, demanding that the government end the forced lockdown, shutdown, self-isolation recommendations and reopen the economy. It's been four long weeks of staying at home, listening to stupid people in government and the media telling us that it's all for our own good. At the same time, while Americans are out of work and still waiting for the stimulus checks that President Trump and Treasury Secretary said would be arriving in two weeks, mortgages and rent still have to be paid, utility bills have to be paid, food has to be put on families' tables. The federal government - as it has been throughout this power grab - are two weeks too late and people have had enough.
"Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once? Men, generally, under such a government as this, think that they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority to alter them. They think that, if they should resist, the remedy would be worse than the evil. But it is the fault of the government itself that the remedy is worse than the evil. It makes it worse. Why is it not more apt to anticipate and provide for reform? Why does it not cherish its wise minority? Why does it cry and resist before it is hurt? Why does it not encourage its citizens to put out its faults, and do better than it would have them? Why does it always crucify Christ and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels?"
-- Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
Besides being independent, Americans are also hard-working and blessed with a strong moral sense. That sense is telling them that they're being lied to, abused, denied their rights, and forced to do things they'd rather not. This will not stand. The country is about to explode with an angry, frustrated blast of social disobedience that will threaten the overreach that state and federal officials have currently imposed upon its citizens.
Every day, Americans have been forced to endure the bulbous blustering narrative from the president and the anointed health deities, Dr. Anthony Fauchi and Deborah Birx, Their disingenuous, tone-deaf droning every day about flattening the curve, washing our hands, social distancing, death toll projections, improper advice (first, don't wear masks; now, everybody wear a mask), and utterly stupid suggestions that have served well to destroy the US economy are wearing mighty slim.
The mainstream news media have been running essentially the same story every evening on their nightly broadcasts: more people died, the president did something wrong, health care workers are heroes, and at the end some touching story about how somebody survived the virus. It's boring. It's not reporting. It's not journalism. It's not investigative. It's distraction. Americans are being purposely deceived in furtherance of an unseen agenda, one that wants to enslave most to the benefit of the few. 90 percent of working Americans make less than $70,000 a year. Those are the people this government would turn into slaves. In many ways, many of these people are already there. They are slaves to a wage, to taxes, to debt, and now, with no wage, are expected to pay those taxes and debts, an unworkable equation.
"There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly."
-- Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
Some obvious points of contention over the nationwide shutdown which need to be addressed:
If the government is forcing people to NOT work, why is that same government NOT, at the same time, forcing banks, lenders, and landlords to suspend mortgages, rents, credit card payments, car payments, and leases?
What are the ages of the people who died as a result of COVID-19 and what underlying health issues were already present?
Why did public corporations and banks get unlimited funding in the blink of an eye, while regular people have to wait for their pittance and small business has to jump through hoops and over roadblocks to receive much-need loans? Why is that small business program already out of money? Will more funding become available, and if so, when?
Why are farmers plowing under crops and why are meat processing plants closing? A growing food crisis looms and the government is doing nothing to prevent it or mitigate it.
Why are parks closed? Why is it that people can't at least relieve some of their stress by enjoying nature?
These questions, and many others, deserve frank, honest, no-nonsense answers and actions.
Across the country, protests have sprung up, by people demanding that the government lift its restrictions and allow people to go back to work.
Wednesday in Michigan, thousands of people jammed the streets of the state capitol with their cars in what was called "Operation Gridlock." Many people took to the state capitol's lawn and steps to protest.
Many Michiganders, who are fed up with the public health order and want the economy to reopen, said they could make their own health decisions and don't need the government to tell them what to do.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer's response to the protesters was a slap in the face of liberty and the Bill of Rights. She said, “I know that people are angry, and that’s OK, and if you want to take it out and send it my way, makes you feel better, that’s fine. I support your right to free speech and I respect your opinions. I just urge you: Don’t put yourself at risk, and don’t put others at risk, either.”
Here's some incredible footage from Lansing Michigan's local media.
Other protests were seen in Ohio, North Carolina, Kentucky, and elsewhere. Future protests of stay-at-home limits have been announced in other states, including Texas, Washington, and Oregon.
For now, these protests have been peaceful, but they will turn violent if state and/or federal officials don't begin making sense about the economy and the people. Obviously, the virus has spread despite all the rules and recommendations. It's time for many people, who are hardly at risk, to go back to work. It's time to reopen the schools. It's time to stand up to the virus and to the government.
The most predictable government response will be sending out police in riot gear and/or national guardsmen to contain, defuse, or break up the protests. Those police and military people are sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, husbands, wives, friends, relatives, neighbors, and overall, citizens. It's highly doubtful that many of them will obey orders to quell the rage of their fellow citizens.
Another probable response by the government will be to close down the banks, shut down the online websites of financial institutions, making it impossible for people to access their money or use or pay credit cards.
It's coming. There's little doubt that the managers, as Peak Prosperity's Chris Martenson calls them, in government (not leaders, because they're not leading) will make more unwise decisions that negatively affect the general population and few that help, while continuing to funnel trillions of dollars to Wall Street.
At some point, businesses will just defy the law, open their doors, and people will shop, eat, work and recreate regardless of government ordnances, regulations, or recommendations.
Finally, there comes the issue of taxation, which overrides everything. Americans supposedly pay taxes to local state and federal governments to fund services which are supposed to be in the public interest. From what has been seen from the big money corporate bailout mechanisms of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department, it's becoming more and more evident that the government doesn't need taxes from the working class. They can just conjure it up and borrow it at will. The day is coming wherein people will reconsider their consent to to governed and will stop paying taxes to a government that neither listens to them nor works in their best interest.
"Government is best which governs least; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe -- That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have."
-- Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
God bless America.
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