Consent?

Social orders span the range from liberty to tyranny.

Liberty seeks to maximize the ability for people to make their own choices. The US Constitution codifies liberty. It in no way limits people’s choices. Laws reduce choices. Some laws are popular. For example, laws against murder are universally accepted. Others are unpopular or even intolerable.

Tyranny limits choice for people.

Most people just want to be left alone to lead their lives without unwanted interference. They want their liberty. Governing structures can reduce their liberty. But government can also offer something in return (favors, benefits, safety etc.). The police can offer safety. But it can also take safety away. The police can become a threat (fines, arrests, punishment, death) instead of a benefit. So...too many laws become too many threats, too much discontent. Governing structures becomes problematic once enough people choose to actively challege them. The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin finally caused widely held discontent to explode in anarchy and spread to other cities. George Floyd was a black man. Black Lives Matter gained wide political support for civil disobedience and allowed Antifa to undertake acts of lawlessness. Former CIA Spook Warns "The Violence Will Get Even Worse"...“BLM and Antifa want a civil war.” 

In life, people act or other people act for them. Politial challenges to established governing structures are historially cyclical. Some say we are now approaching the end of such a cycle. The number of protests grow because the governed question the value of government. This is a very libertarian act. A good example can be seen here.

For bad examples click here. Political resitance to existing power structures can turn violent. (see here)

Are we in the final stage of a culture war? BE AWARE! The current civil lawlessness is NOT an American problem. As with the pandemic and police violence, burning, looting & violent insurrection is found in Democrat voting cities where a collectivist culture tends to dominate. Democrat officials & voters seek to place blame & responsibility elsewhere instead of themselves. The situation in these cities deteriorates from destroying statues and governement building to shootings. “This is not about reform. It is about revolution, and revolutions don’t care about elections”. (source)

Insurrections often lead to catastrophe. As the saying goes: " you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette." Famous examples include:

• American Civil War
• Russian Revolution
• Genocides
• Nazi purges

German pastor Martin Niemöller wrote his now famous poem about cowardice on the latter.

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
     Because I was not a socialist...Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."

First they came for statues and I said nothing because I'm no statue. Then they came to loot but I did nothing because it's not my stuff. They came for the rich - which I'm not. They came for Republicans and Democrats but I'm neither. Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me.

"Toto, this isn't Kansas anymore." Prepare and adapt. Act in your own interest and values. It may come down to a basic decision: resist or submit.

In a speech on July 6, 2017, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said 

"The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values ​​to defend them at any cost? ... Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?"

Good question. (click here for more) Let it all burn down? Has the time come to act? For the options click here.

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