Healthy Minds Respond to Apocalypse
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008This comes from a reader of our blog posts, Christian Hudson of Milton…
Socialism is at the Gates!
The Romans used to have a saying that was used as both a call to arms, and
to scare their children. “Hannibal is at the gates!” is what they would cry
to motivate each other to defend their freedoms and their way of life. Given
the current state of America, I think it’s appropriate to slightly modify
that saying. “Socialism is at the gates!”
To be sure, a bailout of the fat-cat tycoons on Wall Street is completely
socialist, and our economic freedom is what’s at stake. Like the Romans who
were defending themselves against the abject slavery that would have
followed a successful sacking of Rome, the American citizenry is now facing
economic slavery to a formidable enemy.
Our way of life is being sold up the river for $700 Billion, which by the
way is nothing more than a guess by the government bureaucrats in
Washington. They think that money will be sufficient to fix this mess, but
they don’t have any idea how deep the proverbial rabbit-hole really goes.
Have you ever heard of a government project coming in under budget? I sure
haven’t.
Unfortunately, it gets worse. The way the bailout is written, the Treasury
Secretary is allowed sole discretion on how the funds are spent. No court of
law, no judge, no jury, no Congressional or Senatorial oversight, not even
the President of the United States of America has the right to alter,
modify, or veto the Secretary’s decisions on how that $700 Billion is spent.
That means that not only would the American citizens be slaves working for
the benefit of Wall Street, but even the President of the United States
could be subservient to the whims and fancy of a tyrannical despot.
Haven’t we fought wars to oppose this? Haven’t our brave men and women given
their very lives so that we could live in freedom? Why would the American
people willingly choose the shackles of bondage over the sweet air of
freedom? Are we really that scared that we will give up every ounce of
liberty for a small assurance from some government bureaucrat that
“everything will be ok.”?
Stand up and be heard, for this is a call to arms. Socialism is at the
gates!
Christian Hudson, Milton, DE
