Health of the state

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." -Lord Acton

“War is the common harvest of all those who participate in the division and expenditure of public money, in all countries. It is the art of conquering at home; the object of it is an increase of revenue; and as revenue cannot be increased without taxes, a pretence must be made for expenditure. In reviewing the history of the English Government, its wars and its taxes, a bystander, not blinded by prejudice nor warped by interest, would declare that taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.”
-Thomas Paine, Rights of man, the first

“War is health of the state” -Randolph Bourne

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."

-George Washington, 1732 - 1799

I recently viewed two films that reignited my conflict with this current war, this current president and my smoldering questions regarding the 9-11 attack. The first movie I saw was “America: Freedom to Fascism” by Aaron Russo. A friend invited me over to preview the film that would probably not make it to the theaters in our fair city, but was scheduled to open soon. The movie focused on the lies regarding the validity, constitutionality and legitimacy of the personal income tax and the historical background regarding the Federal Reserve Bank. Although much of what this film showed was public domain knowledge that you can find anywhere on the Internet, it did remind me of the outlaw nature of the state. It also reinforced the idea put forth in a quote by George Washington that “government is force”, and that the brutish use of force is the hallmark of government.

The next day my brother showed me “Loose Change 2”, a documentary questioning the 9-11 events. I was in my car traveling to Knoxville, TN when the planes flew into the twin towers. I remember thinking, “Oh, no. They’re going to take all our freedoms away.” The thing reminded me of the Waco tragedy and all the other nefarious stuff I’ve seen this government do. … And blame some vagabond in the Middle East? How cliché!

Those of you who oppose capitalism as some kind of evil, need worry no more. What is left of the free market system, will silently go into that totalitarian dark night, and only a fascist illusion of the freedom will remain.