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Will You Fight?

by Joss Armstrong | 1:37 pm, July 21, 2009 | Comments Off

There’s a lot of folks out there right now who are awfully unhappy with the state of things. The entire Tea Party phenomenon, if taken in its historical context, indicates a populace issuing a warning against their government. A populace on the brink of revolution. Props to Jason Talley for tweeting this.

Violent revolution.

Now, I used to think violent revolution was inevitable and necessary.

I have come to change that opinion. I no longer see it as the most effective, nor the most likely route towards individual liberty. It is still a possibility, though I think less now than ten years ago, but the amount of bloodshed necessary for a successful violent revolution would be appalling. I’m not sure there would be much left to save after that.

The ultimate goal for which the very evil people who wield the Gun of the State strive, absolute and total control, is exactly what will bring about their destruction. It is an unattainable mirage. People will, and always do, resist the constraints put upon them.

Even though they are able to propagandize to our children eight hours a day for 17 years. Even though everything in our society screams obeisance to the state is a virtue. Even though they crush dissent with the most appalling violence in order to instill a subconscious aversion to disobedience. Even then, people constantly awaken to the fact that all statism is violence and theft, and nothing else. Every single time people are given the chance to stretch their wings they do.

Freedom will not cage itself. It must be shackled and pinioned. Otherwise it always takes flight.

The whole thing is well worth the read.

Category: Capitalism, Philosophy, Rallies, Rule of Law, Small Government

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