The Police State Final Act: How Do People Know When It’s Time To Hunker Down?
Why do Americans appear to be such whipped dogs today? Are we really different from the Germans of recent memory? When is it time to be fully prepared, to hunker down for the final act, the clamp down, the police state? How do people know?
One doesn’t exactly know. Believe me, this is true. Each act, each occasion, is worse than the last, but only a little worse. You wait for the next and the next. You wait for one great shocking occasion, thinking that others, when such a shock comes, will join with you in resisting somehow. You don’t want to act, or even talk, alone; you don’t want to ‘go out of your way to make trouble.’… In the workplace, in your community, you speak privately to your friends and colleagues, some of whom certainly feel as you do; but what do they say? They say, ‘It’s not so bad’ or ‘You’re seeing things’ or ‘You’re an alarmist.’
How do you know for sure when you don’t know the end, and how do you know, or even surmise, the end? On the one hand, your enemies, the law, the regime, the Party, intimidate you. On the other, your colleagues pooh-pooh you as pessimistic or even neurotic… the one great shocking occasion, when tens or hundreds or thousands will join with you, never comes. That’s the difficulty. If the last and worst act of the whole regime had come immediately after the first and smallest, thousands, yes, millions would have been sufficiently shocked… But of course this isn’t the way it happens. In between come all the hundreds of little steps, some of them imperceptible, each of them preparing you not to be shocked by the next. Step C is not so much worse than Step B, and, if you did not make a stand at Step B, why should you at Step C?
Remember your history. Germany. What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise; to receiving decisions deliberated in secret; to believing that the situation was so complicated that the government had to act on information which the people could not understand, or so dangerous that, even if the people could not understand it, it could not be released because of national security. And their sense of identification with Hitler, their trust in him, made it easier to widen this gap and reassured those who would otherwise have worried about it.
This separation of government from people, this widening of the gap, took place so gradually and so insensibly, each step disguised (perhaps not even intentionally) as a temporary emergency measure or associated with true patriotic allegiance or with real social purposes. And all the crises and reforms so occupied the people that they did not see the slow motion underneath, of the whole process of government growing remoter and remoter.
The paragraphs above are from Milton Mayer who wrote the book,
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans
Suddenly it all comes down, all at once. A terrorist event on U.S. soil triggers it. A complete lockdown. It’s over. Too late. The full-on police state. It will never be the same again. Then, you see what you are, what you have done, or, more accurately, what you haven’t done (for that was all that was required of most of us: that we do nothing).
When is it time to prepare, to say something, to take action, to move, to be ready? How much longer?
It is better to be a year early than a day too late.
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The stealthy progression of tyranny, in a post-Constitution America, requires one to deliberately choose a specific point, a specific issue, a specific event, to act as a “trip-wire,” which, when “tripped” instigates the beginning of one’s active resistance, or flight. For many, the wire is already strung around issues involving governmental removal of our ability to effectively resist their control.
Off topic but, the quotation used in the header, “It is the responsibility of the patriot…”. Check that for accuracy.
“It is the responsibility of the patriot to protect his country from its government.”
~ Thomas Paine
He ‘apparently’ said this, as sourced from many locations via Google. Even if he did not, the notion is sound. It is up to us, and we get the government that we deserve. More of the people who are concerned about the direction of this nation, should communicate with their representatives, especially since it is so easy to do today with email (sending letters is probably more effective). It’s all that we can legally do at this time. On the other hand, I do realize that many feel that it is of little to no use, given the corruption of how our system apparently works right now…
In any event, I do believe that a major trip wire could really send us toppling over the cliff at any time.
@ Ken:
I live in the DC area, so naturally there are a lot of staffers and other government employees in this area. I don’t want to tell people not to write their representatives, because some of them actually do care, but some do not. Anyways, a person I know that is friends with a staffer said that most people’s letters aren’t taken seriously whatsoever. Whether this is true or not, I can’t confirm, but it sounds plausible given how they don’t listen to we the people on most issues. In fact , most politicians nowadays dont care about the rule of law, they care solely about their career and advancing it. Look at NY, Cuomo didn’t even bother asking the citizens of NY for their input, and this is the classic example of governmental overreach. The line in the sand is the 2A, because that is the last barrier of protection against tyranny. Thank God we aren’t like Europe where people roll over at the first sign of trouble. Look at how many people are stocking up on guns and ammo; do you think they’d be doing that if they were going to obey any order to turn them in? Hell no, they’re preparing for the end game. This is why prepping has become so popular, because a lot of people have a gut instinct that something isn’t right. According to scientists and psychologists, gut instinct is usually accurate, here’s an excerpt from an article:
“In a behavioral experiment, Prof. Marius Usher of Tel Aviv University’s School of Psychological Sciences and his fellow researchers found that intuition was a surprisingly powerful and accurate tool. When forced to choose between two options based on instinct alone, the participants made the right call up to 90 percent of the time”
Thanks for the comment… good one. I concur with what you say. Regardless of my own extreme skepticism of our politicians, today I spent an hour formulating a thought-out one page letter regarding the recent push towards more gun control, and emailed it to my state reps and senators, the governor, my federal congressman and senators, and the president. I’m pretty sure that anything with the word ‘gun’ in it is automatically filtered straight to the delete bin, but I have also printed out hard copies which will be sent the same. We all need to do this. If it is that important, an hour or two of your time is all it takes to do it right.
I appreciate your insight regarding the DC staffers. It really doesn’t surprise me. Politicians today are beholden to those who contribute money. It’s all about the money. Getting re-elected. Feathering their nest. Setting themselves up. Period. End of story. As you said, I’m sure that some of them have a conscience and do care somewhat, however even they need money to be re-elected.
I agree fully with your statement about gut instinct, and that many people and preppers know somehow that something is wrong and something is going to give (break)… Something is coming. Too much debt, no way to repay it, banking crisis not resolved, ponzi scheme, middle class is broke, higher taxes, manufacturing jobs are overseas, population, dependencies on systems, sinking to the least common denominator, more people ‘need’ the government than do not, world demand for dwindling resources, peak oil, the dollar losing reserve status, the ‘terrorist’ word, government spying on citizens, more rights taken away for ‘security’, the DHS buying more than 1 Billion bullets, the rise of FEMA, and finally they are looking to take the guns. It’s all wrong.
This is not going to end well.
Its the boiling frogs scenario,if you throw frogs into boiling water they will jump out, but if you put them into cool water and just turn up the heat little by little the frogs will stay put and unknowingly, slowly cook till done.Just like us. We are about done Ribbbbit
That is a good analogy. Fortunately, some of us have felt the water temperature is getting a bit too hot and have jumped out or are jumping out…
I just have to say its the “patriotism” coming to the surface of fellow men and women of this country. It is contagious! I was wondering when & what we were going to do? I felt a warm joy when it soaked into my thick head, that the people are lining up up to get their weapons. But, you are right, that trip wire will happen, just like it did in Concord when those patriots (terrorists) stood up to the tyranny. It will be a flash, spark, that starts the beginning. I just realised the what, now just wait for the when! It also seems like the gov-met is trying to start a war that may dessimate the foritude of the middle class. They just keep stirring the pot in almost every country. Once we are whittled down, then the gov-met can finish us off. I can say, I am as proud as a peacock to be an American.
Unfortunately the word ‘patriot’ and ‘patriotism’ have become bad words in the ears of the apparent majority. It is quite upside down. Almost unbelievable actually. The slow but sure brainwashing of our youth through our public school systems and institutions have brought about some of this change. Political Correctness (I hate that term… oops, used the word ‘hate’) is another factor. The main stream media has been one of the main contributing factors, as the few people that control the news that we see in the mainstream are fundamentally apparently in lock step with the tyrannical direction we are heading. There’s more, but it’s simply and sadly ‘where we are’.
I too am proud to be an American (the ‘real’ definition).
LET ME SAY 3 WORDS….”NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” WHEN YOU GIVE UP THEY WIN..HAD OUR ANCESTORS DONE SUCH WOULD WE BE HERE DEBATING THE NEXT MOVE OF OUR CORRUPT GOVERNMENT???? I THINK NOT…..KEEP THE LOVE OF GOD FIRST, THE LOVE OF COUNTRY SECOND AND THE LOVE OF FREEDOM …KEEP ALL 3 CLOSE TO YOUR HEART IN THAT ORDER….REMEMBER WE ARE WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE OF THE IMMORAL LAWS THAR HAVE BEEN PUT INTO PLAY…WHEN GOD IS REMOVED THE DEVIL WASTES NO TIME TO FILL THE FOOTSTEPS OF GOD BEFORE THEY EVEN GET COLD…..GOD BLESS AMERICA…WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS… WE ARE THE MELTING POT OF THE WORLD AND THE BEST OF ALL NATIONS…..FIGHT THE GREAT FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE, LIBERTY AND FREEDOM…GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU….
@Never Give Up,
I’m curious what your definition of an immoral law is. All this talk about sparking a revolution and reading your post reminds me how probable a fascist theocracy in this country is. I’m a militant agnostic and one of the most horrifing abuses of freedom right now is not allowing gays to marry. DOMA is fascist. It gives rights to one set of people and tells the other set that they’re second class citizens. That is an america I don’t want to live in. So, I’m curious. With all this talk about liberty and freedom, would you remake a country where your first step is to end these ‘immoral laws’ by denying gays the right to marry and the right to serve in the armed forces taking away their freedom and liberty. Something to think about.
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted but I have continued to read the great work Ken and friends put together at MSB.
Randy – what in the world is a militant agnostic? I think that if you studied the founding of this great country and a lot of the biblical principles our founding fathers held dear, you may well have thought the country already a “fascist theocracy”. In addition, gays are not prevented from serving in our armed forces, in fact, US military gays have a more protected class status now than they have ever had before. How a lifestyle sexual orientation choice ever became a protected class still baffles me! With regards to DOMA (I assume you mean defense of marriage act), was passed because of the liberal/progressive movement to redefine marriage. If you don’t want to live in the USA, you don’t have to….at least not yet. However, the political correctness B.S. brainwashed public, communist/fascist dictator, unelected czars, and corrupt Senate may some day soon make it difficult to leave.
I pray it never comes to that, but it may. Then the question to patriots becomes, do you stand and fight in hopes of returning this nation to the great beacon of light that it was, and be called terrorists and enemies of the state…or do you simply leave. If you leave, will you wish you had staid and fought?
Tough questions, God Bless,
USC
(USAF veteran, Iraq Campaign Medal, Op Enduring Freedom Medal)
@US Citizen,
I have to disagree with you on most of your points. First off, the founding fathers were definitely not christians. This idea came about through the victorian era and again because of cold war propaganda pitting patriotic christians vs. commie atheists. The truth is our founding fathers were part of the enlightenment. Their perspective was science and reason. Thomas Paine, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, et al held a very negative view of christianity. They were deists, meaning they held a belief in God as a creator, but did not neccasarily believe in the biblical God.
Next, if homosexuality is a choice, then why can scientists now turn the ‘gay gene’ on and off in insects? Why are there 140 species of mammal that practice homosexuality? No, the truth is gay people are that way because God created them that way. Saying a gay person can ‘choose’ to be straight is no different than saying you can choose to be gay. It doesn’t work like that. The gay community is hardly protected. In fact, just the opposite. They stood up to be treated equally and because of that the hammer has come to try to push them back down.
So liberals are trying to redifine marriage, huh? Okay how do you define marriage? Since, for most of human history, marriage has been a contract between two sets of parents arranging a marriage between two children who most likely never even met each other. To this date, the majority of marriages in the world are still arranged marriage. So, if we are to stick with traditional marriage we have to throw out the concept of love.
The truth is, it sounds like you want to live in a country where our culture and our laws are completely based on YOUR religion and YOUR beliefs. We have names for systems like that. ‘Taliban’ and ‘Sharia Law’ are a couple that come to mind.
And finally to answer your first question:
Agnostic – I don’t know
Militant Agnostic – I don’t know and NEITHER DO YOU
Lively discussion of varying sides of an issue is healthy. Let’s just keep our cool about it…
Haha ok way off the subject but what the heck.
You nailed it Randy, marriage is not about love. There are many restrictions on who can marry who and it doesn’t matter if you love or not. For example parents can’t marry children no matter how much they want to or love each other. in most states you can’t marry if you have certain diseases or are closely related, and you cant have more than one spouse. And no matter how much you love your dog or cat, nope you can’t marry them either.
My point is same sex unions are just one of many restrictions on marriage and most people resist one change as it would most likely lead to many changes. I for one don’t have a problem with civil unions but leave marriage the heck Alone.
Not trying to be troll, Ken. My issue is when individuals who claim to be cheerleaders of freedom and liberty make it their first order of business to crush the liberty and freedom of those that don’t believe what they believe. My first post was a question asking what ‘immoral laws’ are. I would say the immoral laws that are destroying this country are the cultural laws of consumerism and materialism.
My second post was a point for point answer to US Citizen. I don’t believe I attacked anyone personally and stayed on point in my responses. I encourage both NeverGiveUP and US Citizen to respond in the same.
Understood… I simply pointed it out because I’ve had flame-out’s in the past and had to deal with it… Constructive conversation without personally bashing is acceptable along the general topic of the post. Some issues are very passionate for some folks which sometimes makes it extra difficult to converse peacefully
Life experience has shown me that some personalities sometimes can’t just ‘let it go’ either. Ego can get in the way, or the notion of justifying or proving that what they are saying is ‘right’, all sorts of behaviors pop up… which themselves are a reflection of the diverse society we live in I suppose.
Anyway… I’m not pointing fingers at anyone. I do appreciate the input from readers as it helps expand the conversation and perhaps the minds of others, even if some of us disagree with each other.
Randy,
I think the below webpage does a good job of describing both who the US founding fathers were and what religion each affiliated with. It was found with a simple google search.
http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html
http://www.adherents.com/people/pw/George_Washington.html
I stand by my initial statement that the overwhelming majority of the US founding fathers would describe themselves under the blanket term Christian. And no, most did not hold a negative view of religion, certainly not all as you state.
With regards to homosexulaty, there is much scientific debate that certainly proves not all scientists, and again, I would argue that most do not share your view that homosexuality is purely genetic with an individual having zero choice in the matter.
Ref. Militant Agnostic – Ok, you are entitled to that belief but you are imposing your belief on me and that makes little sense, especially if being an agnostic means “you don’t know”….if you don’t know, how in the world can you decide that someone else can’t know? You don’t know, means you don’t know.
God Bless,
USC
Where were all the patriots when Washington excised so many of our rights when they passed the Patriot Act? Where were they when it was renewed again in 2011?
I was just thinking about all those armored vehicles being delivered to Homeland Security and other civil paramilitary state operations. Seems many bare markings related only to the civil use of these monsters, and this has caused me to study their design in order to identify ways to effectively “defeat” such vehicles, if the need manifests.
I think the best, non-lethal, method to take such a vehicle out of effective action is to remove it’s occupants ability to see. If you cannot see out of the vehicle, you cannot drive it, and the soldiers inside cannot target their weapons properly. How do we do this? Oil-based paint applied to its main driver windshield and gun-port, side windows.
Now, how to get that paint where it needs to be. Think about filling balloons with thick enamel paint to throw. Think about using a jet of paint from a pressurized, portable tank, like a garden/insect sprayer, modified for the purpose. Think about using one of those rapid-fire, paint-ball shooting rifles, with excellent range and accuracy, to deliver specially made “marker” paint balls to its windows. One could literally just use a bucket filled with paint and throw it on the vehicle…after all a bucket doesn’t look like a weapon..but, you gotta get real close.
Once you have effectively painted most of the armored car’s view ports, you have a bunch of scared guys inside, who must stick their heads outside, in order to navigate, or to attempt to shoot you. And, if they want to shoot you..then you can forget being nice, too.
If one wishes to destroy the vehicle, limit its mobility (use blocking vehicles or barriers), paint the vehicle’s windows, and remove it’s engines ability to get oxygen to breathe and keep running (use flamible liquids thru its cooling screens and intakes – balloons again, with road flares). Try to attack these vehicles from above, such as from the second story of an adjacent building, as many of these vehicles have roof turrets. The design of these turrets are mostly topless, and once they open the hatch on an immobile vehicle, one can toss anything one wishes into the car. Besides, anyone manning the turret gun would be fully exposed to anyone above the vehicle, like someone in a tree, or on the roof of a house.
In addition, these armored cars are most likely not equipped for chemical warfare, having no positive air-pressure filtration systems and the like. So, one could simply create simple chemical weapons to force those inside the vehicle to don their gas masks to make it harder for them to see and breathe. Again, one could use the bleach/ammonia mixture, delivered in tossed balloons, to the intakes immediately in front of the windshield.
Finally, when things get really bad, think about preemptive action by disabling these vehicles in their storage parks, when they are empty, immobile, and guarded by few.
Take the time to goggle these vehicles and study them. Look at the images of their different types and inspect the photos of their interiors. Once you do, you might agree that the best, cheapest, non-lethal, way to make these beasts useless is to paint them.
Sorry if this information seem so extreme, but those armored cars worry me.
Greetings All, While walking through a local cemetery Sunday 20/01/13, I came upon someone I had never seen. He was by the stones of persons I had known in their lives. As I stopped on route to respect their lives, he asked if I knew them? The short of it was this man, a Vet, his hat being a quick give away, looked to the sky and said “You know “He”,”They” are trying to start a civil war? “I have lived a good life, “They will not take my guns”! An hour past before the dialogue ended. It, in its end, let me know what I have felt intuitively to have bearing. The People here are clear on far more than one would guess. They have an unspoken understanding that when “They” order the dismissal of the 2nd, there will be no response, as the responders are on the side of the Republic. Here was a total stranger, a man born in 1945, a patriot that spoke to many of the issues presented above. The thing that struck me most was that his information was not from research, nor MSM,nor alternative media. No devices! Yet he and compatriots were not only fully informed, they are the Awakening Giant! This in the heart of Obamaland. Might have the clearest knowledge I have encountered in public. Many, largely those that come and go, glaze over as soon as you say something like 2nd, or NDAA, cyber-security, and Executive Orders, et al.
I feel a rejuvenation and a feeling that I do not swim against the current, as I have at times felt.
The John Kerry issue gave him more than pause, he was discussed. Especially as at one time he voted for him and largely as he too is a Vet.
The real bottom line here, is that we must remove from office those that abuse their position. In this case, we must move to Impeach! If we do not then all that has been said above will be the trip wires, and barbed wire of our future.
Yes, let it be known, that corruption, from within as well as without will not be tolerated! The Terrorists reside in the offices of the land… Yes, there is still good among the rank and file. I am sure they will stand aside or lead the events of the day.
Lastly, a non sequitur: I did not watch The Lame Duck Ceremony… I have been told, that when taking the Oath of Office, Barry did not say he swore to uphold the Constitution of the… United ( “$#@#*$” ); was not spoken… Did anyone witness that dropping of the label of the Republic? Did he say “States”?
Survive-All… o… 22/01/13 Oh, P.S. I think “Obamanism”, rather than Communism, Fascism, or any other “ism”…
You all might find this interesting.
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/shock-claim-the-new-litmus-test-of-leadership-in-the-military-is-if-they-will-fire-on-us-citizens-or-not_01222013